Psychology at William & Mary

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at William & Mary stacks up to those at other schools.

William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 8,939. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

William & Mary Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology

William & Mary Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at William & Mary

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at William & Mary.

William & Mary Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at William & Mary awarded 21 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 24% of these degrees went to men with the other 76% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. William & Mary does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from William & Mary, 76% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from William & Mary with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from William & Mary. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	20
General Psychology	12

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Education

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 VA, the home state for William & Mary.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,680	$80,380
Psychology Professors	1,200	$75,770
Psychologists	400	$97,200
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	200	$126,220

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
• Image Credit: By Jrcla2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.