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.

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 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.

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

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 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	3
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	34
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

GSU Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 8% 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	18
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

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.