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Mississippi State University Bachelor’s in General Psychology

155 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$22,694 Average Salary
$25,000 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is General Psychology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

General Psychology is a major offered under the psychology program of study at Mississippi State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in psychology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Rankings for the Mississippi State Bachelor’s in Psychology

#548 in the U.S
#1 in Mississippi

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Mississippi State was ranked #548 on College Factual's Best Schools for psychology list. It is also ranked #1 in Mississippi.

Here are some of the other rankings for Mississippi State.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income Over $110k)67
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology69
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (With Aid)82
Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans83
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $75-$110k)88
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k)90
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k)92
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $48-$75k)97
Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools111
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree General Psychology Graduates113
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology113
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology119
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income Over $110k)137
Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans145
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k)180
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $75-$110k)183
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (With Aid)186
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology188
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k)189
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology201
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology208
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $48-$75k)210
Most Popular Colleges for General Psychology221
Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools228
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans239
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology243
Best General Psychology Colleges for Veterans249
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income Over $110k)291
Highest Paid Master’s Degree General Psychology Graduates292
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology322
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology (Income Over $110k)323
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (With Aid)344
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology367
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k)372
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k)386
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology (With Aid)392
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $75-$110k)409
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k)413
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k)424
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology (Income $75-$110k)454
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $48-$75k)481
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools512
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology (Income $48-$75k)527
Best General Psychology Schools548
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology912
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Psychology Graduates1,009
Most Focused Colleges for General Psychology1,030
Highest Paid General Psychology Graduates1,053

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Mississippi State Cost?

$8,910 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$25,000 Average Student Debt

Mississippi State Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Mississippi State was $998 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $371 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$8,800$23,840
Fees$110$110
Books and Supplies$1,200$1,200
On Campus Room and Board$10,436$10,436
On Campus Other Expenses$5,358$5,358

Learn more about Mississippi State tuition and fees.

Mississippi State Psychology Bachelor’s Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Psychology students who received their bachelor’s degree at Mississippi State took out an average of $25,000 in student loans. That is 3% higher than the national average of $24,315.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Psychology From Mississippi State?

$22,694 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Mississippi State is $22,694 per year. That is 19% lower than the national average of $27,969.

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Does Mississippi State Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Psychology?

Mississippi State does not offer an online option for its psychology bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mississippi State Online Learning page.

Mississippi State Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Psychology

155 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
79.4% Women
35.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 155 bachelor’s degrees in psychology handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 79.4% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in psychology in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 79.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 35.5% of the psychology bachelor’s degrees at Mississippi State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian2
Black or African American42
Hispanic or Latino3
Native American or Alaska Native2
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White93
International Students7
Other Races/Ethnicities6

Bachelor’s in Psychology Focus Areas at Mississippi State

General Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Psychology155

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general psychology.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology48

View All General Psychology Related Majors >

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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