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. In 2021, 201 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Eastern Michigan Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Eastern Michigan compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	172
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	174
Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	275
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	541
Best Psychology Schools	718

In 2021, 39 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Eastern Michigan. This makes it the #184 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 201 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Eastern Michigan. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 54% 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	6
Black or African American	49
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	109
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Eastern Michigan Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	26
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Eastern Michigan also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.