Psychology at Governors State University

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

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and approximately 4,650 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from GSU.

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

GSU Psychology Degrees Available

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

GSU Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at GSU 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 GSU 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
	352
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	352
	374
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	379

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in psychology from GSU. This makes it the #192 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from GSU. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Governors State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

GSU Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students earned a master's degree in psychology from GSU. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 51% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GSU 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Governors State 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	31

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Education

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 Governors 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
• Image Credit: By User:Astuishin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.