General Psychology at University of Mississippi

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

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and approximately 21,014 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

Ole Miss General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Ole Miss General Psychology Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #79 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss General Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in psychology from Ole Miss. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in psychology each year. Ole Miss does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Ole Miss, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Mississippi with a master's in psychology.

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

Related Majors

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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.