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. In 2021, 402 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Michigan State.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Michigan State General Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Michigan State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	50

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Michigan State. This makes it the #87 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Michigan State Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Michigan State is $27,682. This is less than $28,637, which is the national average of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

Of the 402 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Psychology from Michigan State in 2020-2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

About 66% 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	15
Black or African American	48
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	265
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

Michigan State General Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 psychology majors earned their master's degree from Michigan State. Of these graduates, 41% were men and 59% were 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 21% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national 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	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Michigan State also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.