General Psychology at Divine Mercy University

Every general 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 Divine Mercy University stacks up to those at other schools.

DMU is located in Arlington, Virginia and approximately 392 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 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.

DMU General Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at DMU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? DMU offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

DMU General Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at DMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Divine Mercy University.

DMU General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in psychology each year. DMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from DMU, 56% 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 Divine Mercy University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 Divine Mercy University.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.