Psychology at Southeast Missouri State University

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at Southeast Missouri State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and approximately 10,001 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 105 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Southeast Missouri 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.

Southeast Missouri State University Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Southeast Missouri State University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Southeast Missouri State University offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Southeast Missouri State University Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Southeast Missouri 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 Southeast Missouri 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 Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	354
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	413

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Southeast Missouri State University. This makes it the #392 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Southeast Missouri State University

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

Southeast Missouri State University Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 105 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Southeast Missouri State University, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Southeast Missouri State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	85
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Southeast Missouri State University Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at Southeast Missouri State University awarded 18 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Southeast Missouri State University, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Southeast Missouri 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southeast Missouri State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	105
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	18

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 MO, the home state for Southeast Missouri State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,330	$76,480
Psychology Professors	650	$83,520
Psychologists	190	$86,730

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 Agathman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.