Best Psychology Teacher, Postsecondary programs in Michigan, ranked by enrollment
Teach courses in psychology, such as child, clinical, and developmental psychology, and psychological counseling.
47 schools in Michigan run programs that feed this job, graduating 4,265 people a year. The job pays a median of $99,900 in Michigan across about 920 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Michigan that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
20 programs in Michigan that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Michigan (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Michigan page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 42.0101In Michigan → | 2,690 | 63.1% | 43 | $31,426 | $25,250 |
| 2 | CIP 42.2704In Michigan → | 469 | 11.0% | 2 | $34,454 | $21,878 |
| 3 | CIP 42.2706In Michigan → | 327 | 7.7% | 1 | $34,454 | $21,878 |
| 4 | CIP 42.2803In Michigan → | 151 | 3.5% | 5 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 5 | CIP 42.2801In Michigan → | 122 | 2.9% | 6 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 6 | CIP 42.2805In Michigan → | 120 | 2.8% | 7 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 7 | CIP 42.2814In Michigan → | 69 | 1.6% | 5 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 8 | CIP 42.2707In Michigan → | 65 | 1.5% | 2 | $34,454 | $21,878 |
| 9 | CIP 42.2804In Michigan → | 58 | 1.4% | 6 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 10 | CIP 42.2810In Michigan → | 51 | 1.2% | 1 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 11 | CIP 42.2799In Michigan → | 46 | 1.1% | 3 | $34,454 | $21,878 |
| 12 | CIP 30.1701In Michigan → | 27 | 0.6% | 3 | $36,206 | $29,240 |
| 13 | CIP 42.2806In Michigan → | 25 | 0.6% | 4 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 14 | CIP 42.9999In Michigan → | 12 | 0.3% | 2 | $36,890 | $18,200 |
| 15 | CIP 42.2703In Michigan → | 9 | 0.2% | 2 | $34,454 | $21,878 |
| 16 | CIP 42.2812In Michigan → | 9 | 0.2% | 1 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 17 | CIP 51.1505In Michigan → | 6 | 0.1% | 1 | $37,335 | $22,861 |
| 18 | CIP 42.2813In Michigan → | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 19 | CIP 42.2815In Michigan → | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 20 | CIP 13.1335In Michigan → | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | $43,033 | $26,044 |
Top 25 schools in Michigan
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 21 of the 47 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Public · 4 feeder programs | 803 | Experimental Psychology | $31,568 | 93% | — | 16% |
| 2 | Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Public · 5 feeder programs | 577 | Psychology, General | $30,164 | 81% | — | 85% |
| 3 | Wayne State University Detroit, MI Public · 6 feeder programs | 406 | Psychology, General | $29,255 | 58% | — | 81% |
| 4 | Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI Public · 3 feeder programs | 265 | Psychology, General | $30,100 | 67% | — | 83% |
| 5 | Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI Public · 6 feeder programs | 230 | Psychology, General | $28,890 | 58% | — | 85% |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI Public · 4 feeder programs | 211 | Psychology, General | $30,490 | 46% | — | 80% |
| 7 | Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI Public · 7 feeder programs | 199 | Psychology, General | $31,166 | 59% | — | 90% |
| 8 | Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 174 | Psychology, General | $28,026 | 58% | — | 88% |
| 9 | University of Michigan - Dearborn Dearborn, MI Public · 2 feeder programs | 129 | Psychology, General | $31,803 | 58% | — | 56% |
| 10 | Spring Arbor University Spring Arbor, MI Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 94 | Counseling Psychology | — | 64% | $19,806 | 52% |
| 11 | University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI Private not-for-profit · 5 feeder programs | 91 | School Psychology | — | 67% | $16,109 | 75% |
| 12 | Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI Public · 2 feeder programs | 84 | Psychology, General | $28,246 | 52% | — | 84% |
| 13 | University of Michigan - Flint Flint, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 78 | Psychology, General | $30,259 | 40% | — | 70% |
| 14 | Michigan School of Psychology Farmington Hills, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 70 | Clinical Psychology | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Hope College Holland, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 64 | Psychology, General | $28,135 | 80% | $21,746 | 79% |
| 16 | Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 64 | Psychology, General | $30,092 | 48% | — | 72% |
| 17 | Cornerstone University Grand Rapids, MI Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 61 | Counseling Psychology | — | 62% | $21,132 | 78% |
| 18 | Baker College Owosso, MI Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 53 | Psychology, General | $32,913 | 36% | $15,493 | 82% |
| 19 | Jackson College Jackson, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 52 | Social Psychology | — | 16% | — | — |
| 20 | Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 49 | Psychology, General | $29,503 | 47% | — | 91% |
| 21 | Lansing Community College Lansing, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 45 | Psychology, General | — | 25% | — | — |
| 22 | Macomb Community College Warren, MI Public · 2 feeder programs | 44 | Psychology, General | — | 18% | — | — |
| 23 | Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 38 | Psychology, General | $27,440 | 74% | $22,391 | 71% |
| 24 | Albion College Albion, MI Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 34 | Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | $23,906 | 62% | $16,537 | 81% |
| 25 | Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 32 | Psychology, General | $26,952 | 76% | $19,279 | 75% |
All 47 schools in Michigan
Every school in Michigan with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan - Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | Public | 803 | 4 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing | Public | 577 | 5 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit | Public | 406 | 6 |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale | Public | 265 | 3 |
| Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo | Public | 230 | 6 |
| Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti | Public | 211 | 4 |
| Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant | Public | 199 | 7 |
| Oakland University | Rochester Hills | Public | 174 | 1 |
| University of Michigan - Dearborn | Dearborn | Public | 129 | 2 |
| Spring Arbor University | Spring Arbor | Private not-for-profit | 94 | 3 |
| University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit | Private not-for-profit | 91 | 5 |
| Northern Michigan University | Marquette | Public | 84 | 2 |
| University of Michigan - Flint | Flint | Public | 78 | 1 |
| Michigan School of Psychology | Farmington Hills | Private not-for-profit | 70 | 1 |
| Hope College | Holland | Private not-for-profit | 64 | 1 |
What psychology teachers, postsecondary earn in Michigan
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $80,340. Michigan pays above the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Michigan
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary page.
How to become a Psychology Teacher, Postsecondary
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Michigan
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 25 majors mapped to Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary24 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 13.1335Psychology Teacher Education
- 30.1001Biopsychology
- 30.1701Behavioral Sciences
- 30.5301Thanatology
- 42.0101Psychology, General
- 42.2701Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
- 42.2702Comparative Psychology
- 42.2703Developmental and Child Psychology
- 42.2704Experimental Psychology
- 42.2705Personality Psychology
- 42.2706Behavioral Neuroscience
- 42.2707Social Psychology
- 42.2708Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology
- 42.2710Developmental and Adolescent Psychology(no graduates reported)
- 42.2799Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
- 42.2801Clinical Psychology
- 42.2802Community Psychology
- 42.2803Counseling Psychology
- 42.2804Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- 42.2805School Psychology
- 42.2806Educational Psychology
- 42.2807Clinical Child Psychology
- 42.2808Environmental Psychology
- 42.2809Geropsychology
- 42.2810Health/Medical Psychology
Common questions
Answers for people weighing psychology teachers, postsecondary programs in Michigan.
What degree do you need to become a Psychology Teacher, Postsecondary?+
Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Psychology, General, which awarded 2,690 degrees in Michigan in 2024-25, 63.1% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Psychology Teacher, Postsecondary?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 20 programs to this occupation. The largest are Psychology, Research and Experimental Psychology, Clinical, Behavioral Sciences, plus 3 more. Together they graduate about 4,265 people a year in Michigan.
How much do psychology teachers, postsecondary earn in Michigan?+
The median is $99,900 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 24.3% above the U.S. median of $80,340. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for psychology teachers, postsecondary growing?+
BLS projects a +3.6% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 4,000 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Michigan?+
47 institutions in Michigan reported graduates from at least one of the 20 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do psychology teachers, postsecondary work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Professor, Instructor, Psychology Professor, Psychology Instructor among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 25-1066.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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