Psychology at Virginia State University

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

Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and approximately 4,020 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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 State Psychology Degrees Available

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

Virginia State Psychology Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #300 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Virginia State

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

Virginia State Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 psychology majors earned their master's degree from Virginia State. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Virginia State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 39% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia State University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	8
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	4

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Education

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 State 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 Kevin Coles under License

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