Psychology at Grand Valley State University

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

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,263 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Grand Valley State University in 2021, 254 of them were psychology majors.

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

GVSU Psychology Degrees Available

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

GVSU Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how GVSU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at GVSU 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
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	195
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	659

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in psychology from GVSU. This makes it the #531 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 254 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from GVSU. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	204
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

GVSU Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from GVSU. About 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from GVSU, 90% 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 Grand Valley State University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	254
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	38

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social 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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,430	$83,210
Psychology Professors	930	$92,000
Psychologists	190	$88,120

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.