General Psychology at Marshall University

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

Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and has a total student population of 11,958.

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.

Marshall University General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Marshall University General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Marshall University 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 Marshall University

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

Marshall University General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Marshall University since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Marshall 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 Marshall University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	100
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Marshall University General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Marshall University, 72% 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 Marshall University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Marshall University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	134

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 WV, the home state for Marshall University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	670	$59,200
Psychology Professors	170	$68,470
Psychologists	130	$82,970

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 Beyond My Ken under License

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