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. 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 General Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

WVU General Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate 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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from WVU. About 13% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from WVU, 100% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• 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
• Image Credit: By Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.