Psychology at Alderson Broaddus University

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

Alderson Broaddus University is located in Philippi, West Virginia and approximately 863 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Alderson Broaddus University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Alderson Broaddus University Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Alderson Broaddus University Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Alderson Broaddus University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Alderson Broaddus University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	236
Most Focused Psychology Schools	406
Most Popular Psychology Schools	1,364

Psychology Student Demographics at Alderson Broaddus University

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

Alderson Broaddus University Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Alderson Broaddus University. About 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Alderson Broaddus University since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Alderson Broaddus University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Alderson Broaddus University also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Alderson Broaddus University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	17

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• 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 WV, the home state for Alderson Broaddus 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 Valerius Tygart under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.