General Psychology at Concordia University, Chicago

If you plan to study general psychology, take a look at what Concordia University, Chicago has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Concordia University, Chicago is located in River Forest, Illinois and approximately 6,491 students attend the school each year. Of the 416 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Concordia University, Chicago in 2021, 15 of them were general psychology majors.

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

Concordia University, Chicago General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Concordia University, Chicago

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Concordia University, Chicago offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Concordia University, Chicago General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Concordia University, Chicago 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 Concordia University, Chicago is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
	73
	78
Best Value General Psychology Schools	284
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	361
Best General Psychology Schools	453
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	581

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Concordia University, Chicago. This makes it the #241 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Concordia University, Chicago Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Concordia University, Chicago is $35,283. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 23% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at Concordia University, Chicago

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

Concordia University, Chicago General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Concordia University, Chicago. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Concordia University, Chicago are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concordia University, Chicago General Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at Concordia University, Chicago awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Concordia University, Chicago, 60% 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 Concordia University, Chicago with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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 Concordia University, Chicago.

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
• Image Credit: By Jeangagnon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.