Psychology at South Carolina State University

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at South Carolina State University stacks up to those at other schools.

South Carolina State University is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina and has a total student population of 2,339. In 2021, 12 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from South Carolina State University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

South Carolina State University Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

South Carolina State University Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at South Carolina State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at South Carolina State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	763
	843
	885
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,002
Best Psychology Schools	1,045

Psychology Student Demographics at South Carolina State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at South Carolina State University.

South Carolina State University Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from South Carolina State University, about 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at South Carolina State University since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Carolina State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South Carolina State University also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at South Carolina State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	12

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Education

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SC, the home state for South Carolina State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Managers	1,760	$100,890
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,230	$63,050
Psychology Professors	330	$82,630
Psychologists	130	$92,560

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Pollinator at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.