2025 Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia

General Psychology is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #20 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 107 doctor's degrees in general psychology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Psychology School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of general psychology for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general psychology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general psychology students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Psychology Schools

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 General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Psychology in Virginia

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general psychology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Virginia Schools for a Doctorate in Psychology

1

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

University of Virginia - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general psychology. Located in the midsize suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from University of Virginia - Main Campus

2

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general psychology has to look into George Mason University. GMU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Fairfax.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from George Mason University

3

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Virginia Tech if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general psychology. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from Virginia Tech

4

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

40 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Liberty University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general psychology. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from Liberty University

Best General Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Psychology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	112
North Carolina	190	48
Georgia	190	34
Mississippi	154	28
Tennessee	150	38
Louisiana	146	22
Alabama	139	31
Arkansas	74	5
West Virginia	61	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to Psychology

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Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus. More about our data sources and methodologies.