Psychology at Fort Valley State University

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

Fort Valley State University is located in Fort Valley, Georgia and approximately 3,079 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Fort Valley State 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.

Fort Valley State University Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Fort Valley State University Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Fort Valley State 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 Schools	195
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	535
Most Popular Psychology Schools	777

Psychology Student Demographics at Fort Valley State University

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

Fort Valley State University Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 57 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from Fort Valley State University in 2021, 28% were men and 72% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Fort Valley State University since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	52
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Fort Valley State 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 Fort Valley State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	57

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 GA, the home state for Fort Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,100	$89,190
Psychology Professors	420	$75,850
Psychologists	300	$95,940

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 Bubba73 (Jud McCranie) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.