Psychology at Buena Vista University

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

BVU is located in Storm Lake, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,863.

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

BVU Psychology Degrees Available

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

BVU Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at BVU 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.

Psychology Student Demographics at BVU

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

BVU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at BVU 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 Buena Vista University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

BVU Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. BVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from BVU, 83% 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 Buena Vista University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Buena Vista University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	32
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	7

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 IA, the home state for Buena Vista University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	740	$85,260
Psychology Professors	430	$92,430

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 Ryan Harder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.