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Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University

591 Bachelor's Degrees
14 Master's Degrees
24 Doctor's Degrees
We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. We've also included details on how VCU ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in psychology.

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Psychology Degrees Available at VCU

VCU Psychology Rankings

VCU is in the top 10% of the country for psychology. More specifically it was ranked #78 out of 989 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #3 in Virginia.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 46
Best Psychology Colleges for Veterans 48
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 56
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 64
Best Psychology Schools 78
Best Psychology Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 80
Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 83
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools 115
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 119
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 125
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 126
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 128
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Psychology Graduates 132
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 135
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 136
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 141
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 142
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 143
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 143
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 146
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (With Aid) 150
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income Over $110k) 151
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income Over $110k) 151
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 158
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (With Aid) 159
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 161
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 163
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 166
Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools 168
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income Over $110k) 170
Best Psychology Graduate Degree Schools 171
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 173
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (With Aid) 175
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology 192
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Psychology Graduates 200
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (With Aid) 200
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income Over $110k) 201
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology 316
Highest Paid Psychology Graduates 357
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Psychology Graduates 358
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Psychology 359
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology 369
Best Value Colleges for Psychology 447

Popularity of Psychology at VCU

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Virginia Commonwealth University handed out 591 bachelor's degrees in psychology. This is an increase of 32% over the previous year when 449 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in psychology from VCU. This makes it the #441 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

In addition, 24 students received their doctoral degrees in psychology in 2021, making the school the #68 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.


 

Psychology Student Diversity at VCU

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

VCU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 591 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from VCU. Of these graduates, 19% were men and 81% were women.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in psychology.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 73
Black or African American 124
Hispanic or Latino 73
White 266
Non-Resident Aliens 7
Other Races 48

VCU Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in psychology.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 4
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 1

Psychology Majors

Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.

Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 611
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 18

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