General Psychology at Virginia State University

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

Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and approximately 4,020 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 64 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Virginia State.

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 State General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Virginia State General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Virginia State 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 State 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
Most Focused General Psychology Schools	137
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	168
Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	268
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	436
Best General Psychology Schools	928

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Virginia State. This makes it the #186 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Virginia State Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Virginia State is $23,671. This is less than $28,637, which is the national average of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Psychology Student Demographics at Virginia State

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

Virginia State General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 64 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Virginia State, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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 State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	61
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Virginia State General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 8 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Virginia State, about 38% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Virginia State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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 State 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 Kevin Coles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.