Psychology at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and has a total student population of 47,907.

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

U-M Psychology Degrees Available

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

U-M Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at U-M 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.

There were 29 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #53 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at U-M since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at U-M 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 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	123
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	54
White	426
International Students	52
Other Races/Ethnicities	72

U-M Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development & Psychology	749
Other Psychology	3

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 Michigan - Ann Arbor.

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 Dwight Burdette under License

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