General Psychology at Grand Valley State University

Every general psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Grand Valley State University stacks up to those at other schools.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350. In 2021, 254 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from GVSU.

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.

GVSU General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

GVSU General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at GVSU 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 GVSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	141

Earnings of GVSU Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at GVSU is $28,122. This is less than $28,637, which is the national average of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 254 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from GVSU. About 19% were men and 81% were women.

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

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 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.