General Psychology at Virginia Tech

If you are interested in studying general psychology, you may want to check out the program at Virginia Tech. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024.

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.

Virginia Tech General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech General Psychology Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #40 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 General Psychology Master’s Program

80% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Tech. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	28

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
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