Psychology at Eastern Michigan University

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at Eastern Michigan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and approximately 16,294 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.

Eastern Michigan Psychology Degrees Available

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

Eastern Michigan Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Eastern 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #300 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Eastern 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 Eastern Michigan University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	96
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Eastern Michigan Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Eastern Michigan does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 67% 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 Eastern Michigan University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	206
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	38

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 Eastern 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dwight Burdette under License

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