General Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.

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.

VCU General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

VCU General Psychology Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #79 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. VCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from VCU, 63% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Virginia Commonwealth University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Commonwealth University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	20

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 Virginia Commonwealth 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
• Image Credit: By user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.