General Psychology at Ferris State University
Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and has a total student population of 11,165. Of the 2,124 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ferris State University in 2021, 34 of them were general psychology majors.
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.
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Ferris General Psychology Degrees Available
- Associate’s Degree in Psychology
- Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
Ferris General 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 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 |
---|---|
Best General Psychology Schools | 339 |
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 1,252 |
Earnings of Ferris Psychology Graduates
The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ferris is $31,145. This is 9% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.
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
Ferris does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in psychology graduates 23% 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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program
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.
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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.
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