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Psychology at Central Michigan University

Psychology at Central Michigan University

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what Central Michigan University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and approximately 17,311 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Central Michigan Psychology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
  • Master’s Degree in Psychology

Central Michigan Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Central Michigan is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #177 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Central Michigan

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Central Michigan University.

Central Michigan Psychology Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Central Michigan since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Central Michigan are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Michigan University with a bachelor's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 27
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 217
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

Central Michigan Psychology Master’s Program

71% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Central Michigan does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Central Michigan, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Michigan University with a master's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Central Michigan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 280
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 43
Child Development & Psychology 5

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Central Michigan University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Managers 6,370 $98,780
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 2,430 $83,210
Psychology Professors 930 $92,000
Psychologists 190 $88,120

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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