Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 591 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from VCU.

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

VCU Psychology Degrees Available

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

VCU Psychology Rankings

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

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 VCU 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	191
Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	208
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	256
Best Psychology Schools	263

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

There were 24 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 591 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from VCU. About 19% were men and 81% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	73
Black or African American	124
Hispanic or Latino	73
White	266
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	48

VCU Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

VCU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 24 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 Virginia Commonwealth University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	611
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	18

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth 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 user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.