Psychology at Chicago State University

Every 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 Chicago State University stacks up to those at other schools.

CSU is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,644. In 2021, 53 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from CSU.

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

CSU Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at CSU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, CSU does offer online courses in psychology for the following degree levels:

CSU Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at CSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 CSU 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
Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	38
Most Focused Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	88
Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	93
Most Focused Psychology Schools	130
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	131
Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	181
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	181
Most Popular Online Psychology Schools	239
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	406
	751
Best Psychology Schools	1,006

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in psychology from CSU. This makes it the #442 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at CSU

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

CSU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 53 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CSU, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 Chicago State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

CSU Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 14 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from CSU, about 21% were men and 79% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. CSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 86% of degree recipients. That is 41% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Chicago State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	53
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	16

Related Majors

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

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 Chicago State 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.