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 Southern Mississippi. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in psychology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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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 Southern Miss was ranked #759 on College Factual's Best Schools for psychology list. It is also ranked #3 in Mississippi.
Here are some of the other rankings for Southern Miss.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Southern Miss paid an average of $450 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $366 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,786 | $10,786 |
| Fees | $110 | $110 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,937 | $10,937 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,527 | $3,527 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Psychology students who received their bachelor’s degree at Southern Miss took out an average of $24,470 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $24,315.
psychology who receive their bachelor’s degree from Southern Miss make an average of $24,828 a year during the early days of their career. That is 11% lower than the national average of $27,969.
Online degrees for the Southern Miss psychology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Southern Miss Online Learning page.
Women made up around 76.7% of the psychology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 79.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in psychology at Southern Miss in 2019-2020, 32.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 29 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 80 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
General Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 120 |
*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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