General Psychology at Virginia Wesleyan University

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 Wesleyan University stacks up to those at other schools.

VWU is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,347. In 2021, 26 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from VWU.

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.

VWU General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

VWU General Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how VWU performed in these rankings.

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 VWU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	292
	515
	528
Best General Psychology Schools	565
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	733
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	772

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from VWU Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at VWU is $28,084. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology students.

Psychology Student Demographics at VWU

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

VWU General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from VWU in 2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at VWU 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 Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

VWU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student 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 Wesleyan 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 Fryeguy91 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.