General Psychology at Michigan State University

Every general 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 Michigan State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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.

Michigan State General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Michigan State General Psychology Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a master's degree in General Psychology from Michigan State in 2020-2021, 41% were men and 59% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in psychology each year. Michigan State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Other Psychology
• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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 Michigan 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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.