Psychology at University of South Alabama

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

USA is located in Mobile, Alabama and has a total student population of 14,224. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

USA Psychology Degrees Available

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

USA Psychology Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #249 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at USA

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

USA Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in psychology from USA. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. USA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from USA, 67% 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 University of South Alabama with a master's in psychology.

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

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of South Alabama. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	7
General Psychology	6

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• 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 AL, the home state for University of South Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	720	$69,070
Psychology Professors	400	$68,660
Psychologists	140	$90,050

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 Ä â€™asil under License

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