Psychology at Southwest Baptist University

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

Southwest Baptist University is located in Bolivar, Missouri and has a total student population of 3,039. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Southwest Baptist 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.

Southwest Baptist University Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Southwest Baptist University Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Southwest Baptist University 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 Southwest Baptist 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
	625
	652
Best Psychology Schools	763
Most Focused Psychology Schools	1,191

Psychology Student Demographics at Southwest Baptist University

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

Southwest Baptist University Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 29 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from Southwest Baptist University in 2021, 31% were men and 69% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Southwest Baptist University since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Southwest Baptist 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 Southwest Baptist University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Southwest Baptist 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

The following psychology concentations are available at Southwest Baptist University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southwest Baptist University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	29

Related Majors

• 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 MO, the home state for Southwest Baptist 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 JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.