Psychology at Marymount 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 Marymount University stacks up to those at other schools.

Marymount is located in Arlington, Virginia and has a total student population of 3,294. Of the 570 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Marymount University in 2021, 41 of them were psychology majors.

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

Marymount Psychology Degrees Available

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

Marymount Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Marymount 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 Marymount 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	183
Most Focused Psychology Schools	184
Best Value Psychology Schools	468
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	676
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	863

In 2021, 85 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Marymount. This makes it the #67 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Marymount

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

Marymount Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Marymount. Of these graduates, 7% were men and 93% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	15
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Marymount Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 students earned a master's degree in psychology from Marymount. About 92% of these graduates were women and the other 8% were men.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Marymount, 69% 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 Marymount University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	59
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within 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 Marymount University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	85
General Psychology	41

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Education

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 Marymount 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 Kevin Bowman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.