General Psychology at Regent University

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

Regent is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and approximately 10,483 students attend the school each year. Of the 677 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Regent University in 2021, 103 of them were general psychology majors.

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.

Regent General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Regent General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Regent compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Regent 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools	30
	170
Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	218
Most Popular General Psychology Associate Degree Schools	239
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	355
Best Value General Psychology Schools	389

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Regent. This makes it the #49 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Regent Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Regent is $27,537. This is less than $28,637, which is the national average of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Psychology Student Demographics at Regent

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

Regent General Psychology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Regent does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in psychology graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Regent General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 103 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Regent. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Regent 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 Regent University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	66
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Regent General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Regent does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Regent, 53% 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 Regent University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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 VA, the home state for Regent 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 DebateLord under License

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