Psychology at University of Missouri - Columbia

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

Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and approximately 31,089 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 229 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Mizzou.

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

Mizzou Psychology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Psychology (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Mizzou

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Mizzou offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

Mizzou Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Mizzou performed in these rankings.

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 Mizzou 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	113
Most Popular Online Psychology Schools	248
Best Value Psychology Schools	448

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Mizzou. This makes it the #423 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #177 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Mizzou

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

Mizzou Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at Mizzou awarded 229 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Mizzou since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Mizzou 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 University of Missouri - Columbia with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	166
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Mizzou Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Mizzou, 60% 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 University of Missouri - Columbia with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Mizzou also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Missouri - Columbia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	252
Child Development & Psychology	20
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	6

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Library Science
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Columbia.

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 Adam Procter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.