Psychology at Eastern Illinois University

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

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626.

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

EIU Psychology Degrees Available

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

EIU Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at EIU 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.

Psychology Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at EIU 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 Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	58
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

EIU Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. EIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from EIU, 80% 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 Eastern Illinois University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Eastern Illinois University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	103
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	17

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 Eastern Illinois 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 Nyttend under License

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