Psychology at McNeese State University

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 McNeese State University stacks up to those at other schools.

McNeese is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and has a total student population of 7,284. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

McNeese Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at McNeese

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

McNeese Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at McNeese

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

McNeese Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from McNeese. About 16% were men and 84% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from McNeese, 72% 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 McNeese State University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at McNeese State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	25

Related Majors

• 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 LA, the home state for McNeese State University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	570	$86,630
Psychologists	190	$76,510

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 Gkarg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.