General Psychology at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year.

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.

WVU General Psychology Degrees Available

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

WVU General Psychology Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU General Psychology Master’s Program

77% Women

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from WVU, 92% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Psychology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	18

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	670	$59,200
Psychology Professors	170	$68,470
Psychologists	130	$82,970

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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