General Psychology at West Virginia Wesleyan College

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

West Virginia Wesleyan is located in Buckhannon, West Virginia and approximately 1,066 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 10 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from West Virginia Wesleyan.

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.

West Virginia Wesleyan General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

West Virginia Wesleyan General Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how West Virginia Wesleyan 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 West Virginia Wesleyan 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	800
Most Focused General Psychology Schools	959
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,120

Psychology Student Demographics at West Virginia Wesleyan

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

West Virginia Wesleyan General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from West Virginia Wesleyan. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at West Virginia Wesleyan 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 Wesleyan College with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

West Virginia Wesleyan 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia Wesleyan College.

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 Fryeguy91 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.