by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Psychology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Psychology is a major offered under the psychology program of study at Virginia State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in psychology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Virginia State was ranked #938 on College Factual's Best Schools for psychology list. It is also ranked #27 in Virginia.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Virginia State paid an average of $902 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $395 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,540 | $16,542 |
| Fees | $3,614 | $4,367 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,544 | $11,544 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,675 | $1,675 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Psychology students who received their bachelor’s degree at Virginia State took out an average of $31,000 in student loans. That is 27% higher than the national average of $24,315.
The median early career salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Virginia State is $28,417 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $27,969.
Online degrees for the Virginia State psychology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Virginia State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 88.5% of the psychology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 79.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in psychology at Virginia State in 2019-2020, 88.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 54 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
General Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 61 |
*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.
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