General Psychology at Eastern Michigan University

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

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and has a total student population of 16,294. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 201 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Eastern Michigan.

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

Eastern Michigan General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Eastern Michigan General 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 General 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
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	147
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	151
Best Value General Psychology Schools	176
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	622

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Eastern Michigan. This makes it the #241 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Eastern Michigan Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Eastern Michigan is $28,005. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology 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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 201 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 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 General Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at Eastern Michigan awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 60% 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	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Eastern Michigan also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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.