Psychology at Liberty University

Every 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 Liberty University stacks up to those at other schools.

Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and approximately 93,349 students attend the school each year.

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

Liberty University Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Liberty University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Liberty University does offer online courses in psychology for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Liberty University Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Liberty 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.

There were 64 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Liberty University

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

Liberty University Psychology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	78
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	41

Liberty University Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Liberty University 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 Liberty University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	138
Hispanic or Latino	85
White	660
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	233

Liberty University Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Liberty University, 56% 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 Liberty University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	156
Hispanic or Latino	87
White	782
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	336

Concentrations Within Psychology

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 Liberty University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	1,505
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	940

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 Liberty 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.