Psychology at Ferris State University

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

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and approximately 11,165 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Ferris.

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

Ferris Psychology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Psychology
• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Ferris Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Ferris 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 Ferris 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
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	371

Psychology Student Demographics at Ferris

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

Ferris Psychology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

Ferris does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in psychology graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Ferris Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 34 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Ferris, about 24% were men and 76% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Ferris since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Ferris 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 Ferris State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Ferris also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Ferris State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	47

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Education

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 Ferris State 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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.