Psychology at Southern University and A & M College

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what Southern University and A & M College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southern University and A & M College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has a total student population of 6,917. In 2021, 33 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Southern University and A & M College.

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 University and A & M College Psychology Degrees Available

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

Southern University and A & M College Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Southern University and A & M College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Southern University and A & M College 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 Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	484
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	568
Best Value Psychology Schools	656
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	772
Most Popular Psychology Schools	897
	929
	973
Best Psychology Schools	1,042
Most Focused Psychology Schools	1,186

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Southern University and A & M College. This makes it the #485 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Southern University and A & M College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Southern University and A & M College.

Southern University and A & M College Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Southern University and A & M College. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Southern University and A & M College since its program graduates 1% 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 Southern University and A & M College with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Southern University and A & M College Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 psychology majors earned their master's degree from Southern University and A & M College. Of these graduates, 8% were men and 92% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 55% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern University and A & M College with a master'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

Southern University and A & M College 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 Southern University and A & M College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	33
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	12

Related Majors

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

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 Southern University and A & M College.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.