Psychology at Wayne State University

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at Wayne State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 26,241. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 313 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Wayne State.

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

Wayne State Psychology Degrees Available

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

Wayne State Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Wayne State 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 Wayne State 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
Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	124
Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	300
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	569
Most Focused Psychology Schools	786

In 2021, 66 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Wayne State. This makes it the #97 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #198 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 313 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Wayne State, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Wayne 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 Wayne State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	41
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	199
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

Wayne State Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 psychology majors earned their master's degree from Wayne State. Of these graduates, 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Wayne State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Wayne State, 77% 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 Wayne State University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	51
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Wayne State also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Wayne State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wayne State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	331
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	74

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Library Science
• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human 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 Wayne 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 Del arte under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.