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Psychology at Virginia State

Virginia State graduates about 76 psychology majors a year, 13% of its graduating class. That puts it 292nd of 694 schools we score for psychology, a solid program at 57 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 45 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 48% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $38,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.75×).

57/100Solid#292 of 694 for psychology →
Graduates a year7613% of the class
Courses in the catalog45more than 48% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$38,0000.75× the same major nationally
Research in the field$433Ka year, NSF
Admit rate90%whole school
SAT middle 50%830–1030whole school

Around Virginia State

Rogers Stadium at Virginia State University.
Rogers Stadium - Virginia State UniversityPhoto: Kevin Coles · CC BY 2.0 · source
Azurest South
AzurestSouthView2Photo: AJ Belongia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
(Virtual panorama) “Virginia State University (VSU). U.S. Department of Agricult
Agriculture and Virginia State University Farmer Outreach - 2013 (20130307-APHISPhoto: USDAgov · Public domain · source
The former site of Fleet Street station in Petersburg - used only from 1977 to 1
Petersburg Fleet Street station site and SAL piers, October 2021Photo: Adam Moss from Walden, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where psychology happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 54 · Dining 2 · Dorm 2 · Athletics 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the psychology ranking

  1. University of Hawaii at Manoa 57
  2. California Lutheran University 57
  3. Biola University 57
  4. University of Mary Washington 57
  5. University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth 57
  6. Seton Hall University 57
  7. Eckerd College 57
  8. Curry College 57

Other strong majors at Virginia State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Virginia State with every school we score in psychology. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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