by our College Data Analytics TeamPsychology is a program of study at Western Michigan University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in psychology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Advance in your human services or psychology career, or prepare for graduate studies in a variety of fields at Southern New Hampshire University.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at WMU was ranked #497 on College Factual's Best Schools for psychology list. It is also ranked #11 in Michigan.
Here are some of the other rankings for WMU.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at WMU paid an average of $630 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $504 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,094 | $15,118 |
| Fees | $923 | $923 |
| Books and Supplies | $987 | $987 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,567 | $10,567 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,500 | $2,500 |
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Online degrees for the WMU psychology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WMU Online Learning page.
About 75.0% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in psychology in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 79.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in psychology at WMU in 2019-2020, 25.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 19 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 3 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 118 |
| International Students | 9 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 109 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 12 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 51 |
*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.
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