Psychology at Minnesota State University - Mankato

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what Minnesota State University - Mankato has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and has a total student population of 14,761.

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

Minnesota State Mankato Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Minnesota State Mankato

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? Minnesota State Mankato offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

Minnesota State Mankato Psychology Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #329 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Minnesota State Mankato

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

Minnesota State Mankato Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Minnesota State Mankato does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Minnesota State Mankato, 73% 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Minnesota State University - Mankato. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	27
General Psychology	3

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 MN, the home state for Minnesota State University - Mankato.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,220	$85,860
Psychology Professors	710	$86,380
Psychologists	440	$93,310

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 SaiketTewary under License

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