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General Psychology at Grand Valley State University

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.

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 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.

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

81% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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About 77% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 213
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

Concentrations Within General Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Grand Valley State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 254

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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