Psychology at Shepherd University

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at Shepherd University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Shepherd University is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 3,159. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Shepherd University.

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

Shepherd University Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Shepherd University Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Shepherd University 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 Shepherd University 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 Schools	343
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	343
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	932
Most Popular Psychology Schools	1,241
Most Focused Psychology Schools	1,270

Psychology Student Demographics at Shepherd University

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

Shepherd University Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 22 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Shepherd University, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Shepherd University 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 Shepherd University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Shepherd University also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student 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 Shepherd University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	22

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• 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 WV, the home state for Shepherd University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	670	$59,200
Psychology Professors	170	$68,470
Psychologists	130	$82,970

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 Ecragg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.