Psychology at West Virginia State University

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

WVSU is located in Institute, West Virginia and approximately 3,638 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 24 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from WVSU.

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

WVSU Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

WVSU Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at WVSU 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 WVSU 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 Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	555
Best Value Psychology Schools	686
Most Focused Psychology Schools	771
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	942
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,040
Best Psychology Schools	1,083

Psychology Student Demographics at WVSU

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

WVSU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at WVSU awarded 24 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at WVSU since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at WVSU 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 West Virginia State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Virginia State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	24

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Education

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	670	$59,200
Psychology Professors	170	$68,470
Psychologists	130	$82,970

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 Richinstead under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.