Psychology at University of South Dakota

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 University of South Dakota stacks up to those at other schools.

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and approximately 9,459 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 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.

USD Psychology Degrees Available

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

USD Psychology Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #212 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 33 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from USD in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. USD 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 USD, 82% 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 Dakota with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of South Dakota. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	31
General Psychology	15

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• 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 SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Managers	370	$99,030
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	270	$73,900
Psychology Professors	80	$75,910
Psychologists	30	$84,200

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.