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Psychology at Rochester University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Rochester University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

RU is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and has a total student population of 1,231. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from RU.

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

RU Psychology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

RU Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at RU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 RU 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
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 168
Most Focused Psychology Schools 309
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 755
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Best Value Psychology Schools 883
Best Psychology Schools 952
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 956
Most Popular Psychology Schools 1,210

Psychology Student Demographics at RU

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

RU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from RU. About 22% were men and 78% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at RU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at RU 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 Rochester University with a bachelor's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

RU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rochester University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 23

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 Rochester 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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