Psychology at University of the Southwest

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

USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and approximately 904 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from USW.

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

USW Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at USW

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, USW does offer online courses in psychology for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

USW Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at USW compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at USW 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 Master’s Degree Schools	706
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	706
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,378
Most Focused Psychology Schools	1,626
Most Popular Psychology Schools	1,661

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in psychology from USW. This is the #707 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at USW

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

USW Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from USW in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at USW since its program graduates 20% 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 University of the Southwest with a bachelor's in psychology.

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

USW also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of the Southwest. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	5

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• 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 NM, the home state for University of the Southwest.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Managers	2,850	$96,490
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	940	$73,600
Psychologists	90	$84,080

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 Bildungsroman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.