General Psychology at Divine Mercy University

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

DMU is located in Sterling, Virginia and approximately 392 students attend the school each year.

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.

DMU General Psychology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Psychology

DMU General Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at DMU

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

DMU General Psychology Master’s Program

59% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. DMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from DMU, 59% 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 Divine Mercy University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Psychology

General Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Divine Mercy University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	36

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 VA, the home state for Divine Mercy University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,680	$80,380
Psychology Professors	1,200	$75,770
Psychologists	400	$97,200
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	200	$126,220

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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