General Psychology at Southeastern Louisiana University

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

Southeastern is located in Hammond, Louisiana and approximately 14,426 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,867 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southeastern Louisiana University in 2021, 85 of them were general psychology majors.

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

Southeastern General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Southeastern General Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Southeastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
Most Focused General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	116
Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	156
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	345
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	408
Best Value General Psychology Schools	610
Best General Psychology Schools	891
	907

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Southeastern. This makes it the #156 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Southeastern Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southeastern is $23,172. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Southeastern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Southeastern Louisiana University.

Southeastern General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 85 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Southeastern, about 16% were men and 84% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Southeastern 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 Southeastern Louisiana University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	46
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Southeastern General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Southeastern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Southeastern, 70% 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 Southeastern Louisiana University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

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 LA, the home state for Southeastern Louisiana University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	570	$86,630
Psychologists	190	$76,510

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 Richard David Ramsey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.