by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 University of Missouri - Columbia. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in psychology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Mizzou is in the top 10% of the country for psychology. More specifically it was ranked #71 out of 1,110 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Missouri.
Here are some of the other rankings for Mizzou.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Mizzou was $920 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $311 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,330 | $27,612 |
| Fees | $1,393 | $1,393 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,032 | $1,032 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,668 | $10,668 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,288 | $5,288 |
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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 Mizzou took out an average of $23,250 in student loans. That is 4% lower than the national average of $24,315.
The median early career salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Mizzou is $31,133 per year. That is 11% higher than the national average of $27,969.
Mizzou 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 Mizzou Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2019-2020, 77.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 79.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in psychology at Mizzou in 2019-2020, 23.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 35 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 197 |
| International Students | 11 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 15 |
General Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 274 |
*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.
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