2024 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi

If you pursue a master's degree in general psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #34 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for general psychology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 29 master's degrees in general psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general psychology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt general psychology students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general psychology students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Psychology Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Psychology in Mississippi

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general psychology.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Master's in Psychology

1

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

18 Annual Graduates

University of Southern Mississippi is a wonderful option for students interested in a master's degree in general psychology. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in general psychology from University of Southern Mississippi

1

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

4 Annual Graduates

Mississippi State University is a good option for students pursuing a master's degree in general psychology. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Mississippi State University

2

University of Mississippi
University, MS

7 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in general psychology has to look into University of Mississippi. Ole Miss is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of University.More information about a master’s in general psychology from University of Mississippi

Best General Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	370
Georgia	190	126
Virginia	182	248
North Carolina	178	138
Tennessee	166	86
Alabama	151	57
Kentucky	147	25
Louisiana	147	129
South Carolina	146	23
Arkansas	121	14
West Virginia	112	143

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Rankings in Majors Related to Psychology

General Psychology is one of 24 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.

Psychology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	29

Most Popular Majors Related to Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	21
Child Development & Psychology	7

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 BruceBlaus. More about our data sources and methodologies.