General Psychology at Virginia Tech

Every general psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Virginia Tech stacks up to those at other schools.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024. Of the 7,699 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech in 2021, 281 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.

Virginia Tech General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech General Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Virginia Tech 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
	83
	708

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Virginia Tech. This makes it the #87 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Virginia Tech Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Virginia Tech is $26,171. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 281 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Psychology from Virginia Tech in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Virginia Tech since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	34
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	186
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Virginia Tech General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a master's degree in General Psychology from Virginia Tech in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Virginia Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Virginia Tech, 76% 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 Virginia Tech with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Virginia Tech also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 Tech.

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 Eric T Gunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.