General Psychology at Mississippi State University

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

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and has a total student population of 22,986. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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.

Mississippi State General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Mississippi State General Psychology Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in General Psychology from Mississippi State in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in psychology each year. Mississippi State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 26% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Mississippi State, 75% 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 Mississippi State University with a master's in psychology.

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

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.