General Psychology at Southwestern Michigan College

If you plan to study general psychology, take a look at what Southwestern Michigan College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SMC is located in Dowagiac, Michigan and approximately 1,759 students attend the school each year.

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.

SMC General Psychology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Psychology

SMC General Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at SMC

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

SMC General Psychology Associate’s Program

78% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in psychology only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at SMC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in psychology at SMC are white. Around 89% 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 Southwestern Michigan College with a associate's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Southwestern Michigan College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	5

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 Southwestern Michigan College.

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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