Psychology at Valdosta State University
VSU is located in Valdosta, Georgia and approximately 12,304 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.
VSU Psychology Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
- Master’s Degree in Psychology
VSU Psychology Rankings
The psychology major at VSU 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.
Psychology Student Demographics at VSU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Valdosta State University.
VSU Psychology Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Valdosta State University with a bachelor's in psychology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 59 |
Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
White | 71 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
VSU Psychology Master’s Program
Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from VSU, 57% 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 Valdosta State University with a master's in psychology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 8 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
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 Valdosta State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
General Psychology | 132 |
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 GA, the home state for Valdosta State University.
Occupation | Jobs in GA | Average Salary in GA |
---|---|---|
Managers | 14,480 | $118,060 |
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists | 2,100 | $89,190 |
Psychology Professors | 420 | $75,850 |
Psychologists | 300 | $95,940 |
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 Jadvii under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.