Psychology at Norfolk State University

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

Norfolk State is located in Norfolk, Virginia and approximately 5,457 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 96 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Norfolk State.

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

Norfolk State Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Norfolk State Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Norfolk State performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Norfolk State 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
Most Focused Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	146
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	359
Most Popular Psychology Schools	529

Psychology Student Demographics at Norfolk State

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

Norfolk State Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 96 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Norfolk State in 2020-2021, 16% were men and 84% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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 Norfolk State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	83
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Norfolk State also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Norfolk State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	96
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	3

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Education
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

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 Norfolk State 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 Coles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.