Best Psychologist, All Other programs in Virginia, ranked by enrollment
All psychologists not listed.
43 schools in Virginia run programs that feed this job, graduating 6,496 people a year. The job pays a median of $140,640 in Virginia across about 510 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Virginia that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
14 programs in Virginia that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Virginia (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Virginia page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 42.0101In Virginia → | 5,451 | 83.9% | 40 | $31,426 | $25,250 |
| 2 | CIP 42.2813In Virginia → | 256 | 3.9% | 2 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 3 | CIP 45.0401In Virginia → | 236 | 3.6% | 5 | $37,366 | $25,000 |
| 4 | CIP 42.2814In Virginia → | 173 | 2.7% | 4 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 5 | CIP 42.2812In Virginia → | 100 | 1.5% | 1 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 6 | CIP 42.2806In Virginia → | 83 | 1.3% | 3 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 7 | CIP 42.2799In Virginia → | 75 | 1.2% | 2 | $34,454 | $21,878 |
| 8 | CIP 42.2899In Virginia → | 35 | 0.5% | 3 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 9 | CIP 19.0706In Virginia → | 33 | 0.5% | 1 | $31,642 | $23,092 |
| 10 | CIP 42.2706In Virginia → | 26 | 0.4% | 1 | $34,454 | $21,878 |
| 11 | CIP 30.1701In Virginia → | 15 | 0.2% | 1 | $36,206 | $29,240 |
| 12 | CIP 42.2810In Virginia → | 8 | 0.1% | 2 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 13 | CIP 19.0702In Virginia → | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | $31,642 | $23,092 |
| 14 | CIP 42.2708In Virginia → | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | $34,454 | $21,878 |
Top 25 schools in Virginia
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 25 of the 43 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberty University Lynchburg, VA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 2,007 | Psychology, General | $32,679 | 65% | $28,911 | 99% |
| 2 | George Mason University Fairfax, VA Public · 4 feeder programs | 584 | Psychology, General | $36,326 | 68% | — | 87% |
| 3 | Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA Public · 3 feeder programs | 539 | Psychology, General | $29,462 | 63% | — | 93% |
| 4 | Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA Public · 3 feeder programs | 470 | Psychology, General | $34,303 | 46% | — | 90% |
| 5 | James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA Public · 3 feeder programs | 338 | Psychology, General | $31,734 | 80% | — | 72% |
| 6 | University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA Public · 5 feeder programs | 296 | Psychology, General | $36,121 | 96% | — | 17% |
| 7 | Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA Public · 1 feeder programs | 230 | Psychology, General | — | 33% | — | — |
| 8 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA Public · 1 feeder programs | 218 | Psychology, General | $33,733 | 86% | — | 55% |
| 9 | William & Mary Williamsburg, VA Public · 2 feeder programs | 207 | Psychology, General | $36,818 | 89% | — | 34% |
| 10 | Regent University Virginia Beach, VA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 168 | Psychology, General | $30,307 | 57% | $18,677 | 38% |
| 11 | Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA Public · 1 feeder programs | 128 | Psychology, General | $35,028 | 72% | — | 86% |
| 12 | Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA Public · 2 feeder programs | 121 | Psychology, General | — | 38% | — | 88% |
| 13 | Marymount University Arlington, VA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 119 | Forensic Psychology | — | 54% | $25,803 | 93% |
| 14 | Radford University Radford, VA Public · 1 feeder programs | 109 | Psychology, General | $32,751 | 49% | — | 90% |
| 15 | Mary Baldwin University Staunton, VA Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 108 | Applied Behavior Analysis | — | 39% | $18,500 | — |
| 16 | Virginia State University Petersburg, VA Public · 2 feeder programs | 71 | Psychology, General | $28,513 | 39% | — | 89% |
| 17 | University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA Public · 1 feeder programs | 68 | Psychology, General | $28,887 | 66% | — | 80% |
| 18 | Hampton University Hampton, VA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 53 | Psychology, General | $29,154 | 57% | $34,268 | 62% |
| 19 | University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 52 | Criminology | — | 57% | $19,488 | 43% |
| 20 | Brightpoint Community College Chester, VA Public · 1 feeder programs | 50 | Psychology, General | — | 38% | — | — |
| 21 | University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 45 | Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | — | 85% | $24,049 | 22% |
| 22 | Virginia Union University Richmond, VA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 45 | Criminology | $30,291 | 34% | $21,249 | 98% |
| 23 | Roanoke College Salem, VA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 41 | Psychology, General | $32,550 | 67% | $24,604 | 83% |
| 24 | Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA Public · 1 feeder programs | 41 | Psychology, General | $44,163 | 76% | — | 71% |
| 25 | Divine Mercy University Sterling, VA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 39 | Psychology, General | — | — | — | — |
All 43 schools in Virginia
Every school in Virginia with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University | Lynchburg | Private not-for-profit | 2,007 | 2 |
| George Mason University | Fairfax | Public | 584 | 4 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond | Public | 539 | 3 |
| Old Dominion University | Norfolk | Public | 470 | 3 |
| James Madison University | Harrisonburg | Public | 338 | 3 |
| University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville | Public | 296 | 5 |
| Northern Virginia Community College | Annandale | Public | 230 | 1 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Blacksburg | Public | 218 | 1 |
| William & Mary | Williamsburg | Public | 207 | 2 |
| Regent University | Virginia Beach | Private not-for-profit | 168 | 1 |
| Christopher Newport University | Newport News | Public | 128 | 1 |
| Norfolk State University | Norfolk | Public | 121 | 2 |
| Marymount University | Arlington | Private not-for-profit | 119 | 2 |
| Radford University | Radford | Public | 109 | 1 |
| Mary Baldwin University | Staunton | Private not-for-profit | 108 | 3 |
What psychologists, all other earn in Virginia
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $110,840. Virginia pays above the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Virginia
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Psychologists, All Other page.
How to become a Psychologist, All Other
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Master's degree
- On-the-job training
- Internship/residency
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Virginia
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 25 majors mapped to Psychologists, All Other24 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 19.0702Adult Development and Aging
- 19.0706Child Development
- 19.0711Early Childhood and Family Studies
- 30.1701Behavioral Sciences
- 42.0101Psychology, General
- 42.2701Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
- 42.2702Comparative Psychology
- 42.2704Experimental Psychology
- 42.2705Personality Psychology
- 42.2706Behavioral Neuroscience
- 42.2707Social Psychology
- 42.2708Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology
- 42.2709Psychopharmacology
- 42.2799Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
- 42.2802Community Psychology
- 42.2806Educational Psychology
- 42.2807Clinical Child Psychology
- 42.2808Environmental Psychology
- 42.2810Health/Medical Psychology
- 42.2811Family Psychology
- 42.2812Forensic Psychology
- 42.2813Applied Psychology
- 42.2814Applied Behavior Analysis
- 42.2815Performance and Sport Psychology
- 42.2816Somatic Psychology(no graduates reported)
Common questions
Answers for people weighing psychologists, all other programs in Virginia.
What degree do you need to become a Psychologist, All Other?+
Master's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Psychology, General, which awarded 5,451 degrees in Virginia in 2024-25, 83.9% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Psychologist, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 14 programs to this occupation. The largest are Psychology, Clinical, Criminology, Research and Experimental Psychology, plus 2 more. Together they graduate about 6,496 people a year in Virginia.
How much do psychologists, all other earn in Virginia?+
The median is $140,640 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 26.9% above the U.S. median of $110,840. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for psychologists, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +4.3% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 3,900 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Virginia?+
43 institutions in Virginia reported graduates from at least one of the 14 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do psychologists, all other work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Neuropsychologist, Staff Psychologist, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Board Certified Neuropsychologist, Pediatric Clinical Neuropsychologist among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 19-3039.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
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