Psychology at Radford University

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

Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and has a total student population of 10,695. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 142 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Radford.

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

Radford Psychology Degrees Available

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

Radford Psychology Rankings

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

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 Radford 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 Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	106
	130
Most Focused Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	265
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	375
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	441
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	465

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Radford. This makes it the #442 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #316 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Radford

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

Radford Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at Radford awarded 142 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Radford since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	82
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Radford Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Radford, 93% 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 Radford University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Radford also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 3 students 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Radford University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	156
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	11

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 Radford 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 Matt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.