General Psychology at University of South Dakota

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

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a total student population of 9,459. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from USD.

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.

USD General Psychology Degrees Available

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

USD General Psychology Rankings

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

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 USD 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
Best Value General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	6
Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	20
Best Value General Psychology Schools	56
	160
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	516
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	550

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in psychology from USD. This makes it the #210 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #79 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from USD Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at USD is $29,202. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at USD

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

USD General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 50 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from USD in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at USD 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 South Dakota with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	42
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

USD General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. USD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from USD, 71% 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 South Dakota with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USD also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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 SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Managers	370	$99,030
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	270	$73,900
Psychology Professors	80	$75,910
Psychologists	30	$84,200

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.