General Psychology at DePaul University

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

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,922. In 2021, 199 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from DePaul.

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.

DePaul General Psychology Degrees Available

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

DePaul General Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at DePaul 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
Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	288
	290
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	363
Best Value General Psychology Schools	772

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in psychology from DePaul. This makes it the #288 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of DePaul Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at DePaul is $30,341. This is 6% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at DePaul awarded 199 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 19% of these degrees went to men with the other 81% going to women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at DePaul 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 DePaul University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	114
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

DePaul General Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 psychology majors earned their master's degree from DePaul. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from DePaul, 100% 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 DePaul University with a master's in psychology.

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

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

Related Majors

• Child Development & Psychology
• 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 DePaul 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
• Image Credit: By Just under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.