General Psychology at American Public University System

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if American Public University System is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

American Military University is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and has a total student population of 50,047. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 students received their master's degree in psychology.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

American Military University General Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at American Military University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

American Military University does offer online education options in psychology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

American Military University General Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at American Military University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at American Public University System.

American Military University General Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at American Military University awarded 93 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in psychology each year. American Military University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from American Military University, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American Public University System with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	48
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Related Majors

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WV, the home state for American Public University System.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	670	$59,200
Psychology Professors	170	$68,470
Psychologists	130	$82,970

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.