Psychology at Southern Oregon University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Southern Oregon University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

Southern Oregon University is located in Ashland, Oregon and approximately 5,140 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 99 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Southern Oregon 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.

Southern Oregon University Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Southern Oregon University Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Southern Oregon University 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 Southern Oregon 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
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	291
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	440
	504
Most Popular Psychology Schools	529
Best Value Psychology Schools	558

Psychology Student Demographics at Southern Oregon University

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

Southern Oregon 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 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Southern Oregon 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 Southern Oregon University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	60
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Southern Oregon 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 Southern Oregon University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	99

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social 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 OR, the home state for Southern Oregon University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,040	$103,870
Psychology Professors	540	$76,580

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 Finetooth under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.