Psychology at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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.

Virginia Tech Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Virginia Tech Psychology Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #177 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 17 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Virginia Tech, about 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Virginia Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Virginia Tech, 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 Virginia Tech with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Virginia Tech. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Tech. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	28

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences

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 Tech.

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 Eric T Gunther under License

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