Psychology at West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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

West Virginia University Tech is located in Beckley, West Virginia and has a total student population of 1,645. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from West Virginia University Tech.

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

West Virginia University Tech Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

West Virginia University Tech Psychology Rankings

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

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 West Virginia University Tech 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	214
Most Focused Psychology Schools	271
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	500
Best Psychology Schools	501
	791
	825
Most Popular Psychology Schools	1,241

Psychology Student Demographics at West Virginia University Tech

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

West Virginia University Tech Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 22 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from West Virginia University Tech, about 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at West Virginia University Tech since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at West Virginia University 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 West Virginia University Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Virginia University Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	22

Related Majors

• Social Sciences

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 University Institute of Technology.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.