General Psychology at Michigan State University

If you are interested in studying general psychology, you may want to check out the program at Michigan State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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.

Michigan State General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Michigan State General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Michigan State 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.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	45
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	319
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	39

Michigan State General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Michigan State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 47% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Michigan State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Michigan State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	428

Related Majors

• Other Psychology
• 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 Michigan 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 Jeffness under License

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