A degree in psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #8 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in West Virginia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of psychology. Combined, these schools handed out 967 degrees in psychology to qualified students.
Your choice of psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Psychology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Psychology Schools in West Virginia.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the psychology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student who is interested in psychology has to look into West Virginia University. WVU is a very large public university located in the city of Morgantown. A Best Colleges rank of #513 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WVU is a great university overall.
There were about 179 psychology students who graduated with this degree at WVU in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, psychology degree recipients generally make around $25,520 in the first five years of their career.
Every student who is interested in psychology needs to check out Marshall University. Marshall University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Huntington. A Best Colleges rank of #883 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Marshall University is a great university overall.
There were about 165 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Marshall University in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the psychology program make around $26,023 for their early career.
American Public University System is a good choice for students interested in a degree in psychology. American Military University is a very large private for-profit university located in the town of Charles Town. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means American Military University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 404 psychology students who graduated with this degree at American Military University in the most recent year we have data available. Psychology degree recipients from American Public University System get an earnings boost of around $10,768 over the average income of psychology majors.
Shepherd University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in psychology. Located in the fringe town of Shepherdstown, Shepherd University is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 11th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.
There were approximately 22 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Shepherd University in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the psychology program at Shepherd University get $4,781 more than the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Fairmont State is a small public university located in the town of Fairmont. This university ranks 14th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.
There were roughly 45 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Fairmont State in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the psychology program earn about $21,691 for their early career.
West Virginia University Tech is a small public university located in the small city of Beckley. This university ranks 19th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.
There were about 22 psychology students who graduated with this degree at West Virginia University Tech in the most recent data year. After graduation, psychology degree recipients generally earn about $25,520 in their early careers.
Located in the midsize suburb of Institute, WVSU is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.
There were roughly 24 psychology students who graduated with this degree at WVSU in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program make an average of $26,073 in their early career salary.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Your choice of psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Psychology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
