General Psychology at University of South Dakota

If you are interested in studying general psychology, you may want to check out the program at University of South Dakota. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a total student population of 9,459. 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.

USD General Psychology Degrees Available

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

USD 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 USD

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

USD General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from USD in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in psychology each year. USD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from USD, 71% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 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.