Psychology at Shenandoah University

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what Shenandoah University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Shenandoah is located in Winchester, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,174. In 2021, 43 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Shenandoah.

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

Shenandoah Psychology Degrees Available

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

Shenandoah Psychology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Shenandoah 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	369
	492
Best Value Psychology Schools	845

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Shenandoah. This makes it the #572 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Shenandoah

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

Shenandoah Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Shenandoah. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 12% were men.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Shenandoah Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 8 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Shenandoah, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Shenandoah, 100% 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 Shenandoah University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Shenandoah University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Shenandoah University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	43
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	9

Related Majors

• 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 Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah Office of Marketing and Communications under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.