General Psychology at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269. Of the 4,540 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University in 2021, 150 of them were general psychology majors.

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.

WVU General Psychology Degrees Available

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

WVU General Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how WVU 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 WVU 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
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	443
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	558
Best General Psychology Schools	591

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

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of WVU Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at WVU is $25,520. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology students.

Psychology Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 150 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Psychology from WVU in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at WVU 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 with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	116
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

WVU General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 8 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from WVU, about 13% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from WVU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

WVU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 10 students 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia 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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.