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Psychology at Texas Southern

Texas Southern graduates about 55 psychology majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 594th of 694 schools we score for psychology, a light program at 34 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 23 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 5% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $47,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.93×).

34/100Light#594 of 694 for psychology →
Graduates a year556% of the class
Courses in the catalog23more than 5% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$47,0000.93× the same major nationally
Research in the field$482Ka year, NSF
Admit rate97%whole school
SAT middle 50%820–1000whole school

Around Texas Southern

TSU Science Center
TSU Science CenterPhoto: Broadmoor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Ernest S. Sterling Student Life Center at Texas Southern University in Houst
TSUStudentCenterPhoto: Broadmoor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Granville Sawyer Auditorium
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University Museum at TSU
UniversityMuseumPhoto: Broadmoor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where psychology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Science Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 17 · Athletics 5 · Arts 3 · Academic 2 · Library 1 · Dorm 1.

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Nearby in the psychology ranking

  1. Regent University 34
  2. Tiffin University 34
  3. University of New Orleans 34
  4. University of Wisconsin–River Falls 34
  5. Saginaw Valley State University 34
  6. Lenoir-Rhyne University 34
  7. New York Institute of Technology 34
  8. Arkansas State University 33

Other strong majors at Texas Southern

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Texas Southern 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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