Psychology at Dominican University

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

Dominican U is located in River Forest, Illinois and approximately 3,189 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 50 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Dominican U.

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

Dominican U Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Dominican U Psychology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Dominican U 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 Psychology Schools	213
Most Focused Psychology Schools	773
Most Popular Psychology Schools	837

Psychology Student Demographics at Dominican U

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

Dominican U Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 Dominican University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Dominican U 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Dominican University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	50

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Library Science
• 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 Dominican 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 HalloweenHJB under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.