Psychology at Aurora University

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

Aurora is located in Aurora, Illinois and approximately 6,265 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 70 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Aurora.

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

Aurora Psychology Degrees Available

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

Aurora Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Aurora performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Aurora 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 Value Psychology Schools	163
Best Psychology Schools	183
	189
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	282
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,027
Most Focused Psychology Schools	1,049

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Aurora. This makes it the #273 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Aurora

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

Aurora Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at Aurora awarded 70 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 19% of these degrees went to men with the other 81% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Aurora Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Aurora, 59% 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 Aurora University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Aurora also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Aurora University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	70
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	27

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Education

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 IL, the home state for Aurora University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,700	$75,180
Psychology Professors	1,510	$87,880
Psychologists	260	$87,410

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.