Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Administrative Services Managers
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Wayne County Community College District, Oakland Community College, Grand Valley State, and Macomb Community College.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider Davenport, Wayne State, University of Michigan-Flint, and Finlandia.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College, Wayne County Community College District, Andrews, and Lawrence Technological University.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Spring Arbor University, Bay Mills, Walsh College, and Andrews.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Andrews, Calvin, Baker College, and Kettering.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Adrian College, Albion, Alma, and Hope College.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at University of Michigan, Kettering, Michigan Technological University, and Albion.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Kuyper, University of Michigan, Lawrence Technological University, and Ferris State.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Andrews, Finlandia, Calvin, and Albion.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
University Of Detroit Mercy • Detroit, MI
Studying Psychology (completion in 2008)
• 10/30/2011
"I was satisfied that I was able to get through with my degree fairly easy. I was unsatisfied because I felt that I could have been better prepared for my future if I would have went to a better program."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | If someone were pursuing a clinical only program with an interest of Psychology, I would recommend the program. If they were looking to go more the experiential route or to one day pursue a PhD, then I would recommend that they try a different school. |
| Program Reputation | 5 | I would only rate this as average because there isn't really a rating of Psychology programs at the Bachelor's levels. The Master's program at this particular school is rated somewhere in the middle. |
| Program Quality | 7 | Although my school and job are not related, I would rate my school program at a 7. It prepared me somewhat for what I want to do in the future, while lacking in some areas. |
| Instruction | 8 | Most of the professors in my program knew what they were teaching. A few of them seemed very unorganized and only worried about giving out busy work. |
| How Difficult | 6 | This specific program was not very tough. The program I am currently attending at Oakland University is much tougher. This could be because it is a Master's program or because it is just a tougher program overall. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Most of my courses were book learning. Some of them also only consisted of busy work. The current program that I am in is the opposite, all hands on. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 7 | This program's schedule availability was much better than the current school that I am at. They had various class times and you were able to work schooling around your job. |
| Academic Facilities | 5 | We used many of the same classrooms that the other programs did. It would have been nice to have labs for clinical or for research to practice in. We only had one main library as well. |
| Social Life | 8 | UDM is very big on social events. They have a lot of basketball games, homecomings, and many other social events that they sponsor. I didn't attend too many of them, but there was always something going on. |
| Placement Services | 3 | My school doesn't offer much in the career assistant area. It would have been nice for them to offer this post graduation so I could have found something to use my degree with. |
| Alumni Network | 3 | My school does have some alumni support through E-mails and mailing. They don't offer any job assistance or events, which I think would improve it. |
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