General Psychology at William & Mary

If you plan to study general psychology, take a look at what William & Mary has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and approximately 8,939 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 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.

William & Mary General Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology

William & Mary General 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 General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 12 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from William & Mary, about 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in psychology each year. William & Mary does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from William & Mary, 67% 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	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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.