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Psychology at University of Southern Mississippi

Psychology at University of Southern Mississippi

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at University of Southern Mississippi stacks up to those at other schools.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 students attend the school each year.

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 Miss Psychology Degrees Available

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

Southern Miss Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Southern Miss 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.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #147 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Psychology Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Southern Miss 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 Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 56
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 92
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Southern Miss Psychology Master’s Program

61% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Southern Miss does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Southern Miss, 78% 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 Southern Mississippi with a master's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at University of Southern Mississippi. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern Mississippi. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 199
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 7

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 MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Managers 1,230 $82,230
Psychology Professors 320 $71,880
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 250 $67,570
Psychologists 60 $81,610

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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