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General Psychology at West Virginia State University

General Psychology at West Virginia State University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if West Virginia State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

WVSU is located in Institute, West Virginia and has a total student population of 3,638.

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.

WVSU General Psychology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

WVSU General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at WVSU 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.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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About 73% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within General Psychology

General Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Virginia State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 24

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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