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. 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 General Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Virginia Tech General Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate 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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 psychology majors earned their master's degree from Virginia Tech. Of these graduates, 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in psychology each year. Virginia Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% 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

Related Majors

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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