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2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in Mississippi

6 Colleges
$30,366 Avg Salary
$26,325 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Psychology School for You

With 134 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, psychology is the #11 most popular major in Mississippi.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Psychology Schools in Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Mississippi to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of Southern Mississippi to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a degree in Mississippi. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

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#2

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mississippi College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Out of the 6 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.

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#4

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Out of the 6 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ole Miss is a very large public school located in the remote town of University.

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#5

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means William Carey University is a great place for psychology students. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Jackson State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools in Mississippi list. Jackson State is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Jackson.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 2,049
North Carolina 318
Virginia 1,767
Tennessee 424
Georgia 495
West Virginia 195
Louisiana 249
South Carolina 169
Kentucky 819
Arkansas 47
Alabama 355

Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
General Psychology 8,051
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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