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.

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 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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

About 79% 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	1
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	88
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Southeast Missouri State University Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Southeast Missouri State University, 86% 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	0
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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.