General Psychology at Ferris State University

Every general psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Ferris State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and has a total student population of 11,165.

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.

Ferris General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Ferris General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Ferris 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.

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 General Psychology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in psychology at Ferris are white. Around 56% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Ferris General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 60% 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	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	25
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within General 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 Ferris State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	47

Related Majors

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.