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Psychology at Mizzou

Mizzou graduates about 358 psychology majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 114th of 694 schools we score for psychology, a strong program at 75 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 133 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 98% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $56,000 four years out, 1.10× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

75/100Strong#114 of 694 for psychology →
Graduates a year3587% of the class
Courses in the catalog133more than 98% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$56,0001.10× the same major nationally
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate78%whole school
SAT middle 50%1140–1340whole school

Around Mizzou

Faurot Field at the University of Missouri.
Faurot Field AerialPhoto: Lectrician2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Stankowski Field, Mizzou
Stankowski Field, Mizzou - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The Tiger at Mizzou, on the South Quad
The Tiger at Mizzou, on the South Quad - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Brady Commons, gutted and under construction, University of Missouri
Brady Commons, gutted and under construction, University of Missouri - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where psychology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Geological Sciences, Science Instrument Shop, Life Science Business Incubator, Life Science Service Building, Veterinary Science, Agriculture Science Building, Arts and Science Building, Bond Life Sciences Center, Animal Science Research Center, Lottes Health Sciences Library, Mathematical Sciences Building, Medical Science Addition.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 137 · Dorm 63 · Student housing 58 · Athletics 16 · Arts 3 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the psychology ranking

  1. University of Puget Sound 76
  2. Georgia Institute of Technology 76
  3. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 75
  4. Clemson University 75
  5. Binghamton University–SUNY 75
  6. Rutgers University–Newark 75
  7. Loyola Marymount University 75
  8. Marquette University 75

Other strong majors at Mizzou

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Mizzou with every school we score in psychology. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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