Psychology at University of Detroit Mercy

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at University of Detroit Mercy stacks up to those at other schools.

Detroit Mercy is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 4,987. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Detroit Mercy.

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

Detroit Mercy Psychology Degrees Available

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

Detroit Mercy Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Detroit Mercy 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 Detroit Mercy 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	72
	195
Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	235
Best Value Psychology Schools	414

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Detroit Mercy. This makes it the #173 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #236 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Detroit Mercy

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

Detroit Mercy Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Detroit Mercy, about 35% were men and 65% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Detroit Mercy since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Detroit Mercy with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Detroit Mercy Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 psychology majors earned their master's degree from Detroit Mercy. Of these graduates, 39% were men and 61% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Detroit Mercy does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Detroit Mercy, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Detroit Mercy also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 8 students 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 University of Detroit Mercy. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	61
General Psychology	16
Child Development & Psychology	1

Related Majors

• Education
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

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 University of Detroit Mercy.

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 Pfretz13 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.