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Counseling Psychology at Governors State University

Counseling Psychology at Governors State University

What traits are you looking for in a counseling psychology school? To help you decide if Governors State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's counseling psychology program.

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 Counseling Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

GSU Counseling Psychology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology

GSU Counseling Psychology Rankings

Counseling Psychology Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Counseling Psychology Master’s Program

93% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of counseling psychology master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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In the counseling psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 14% 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 counseling psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 13
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Counseling Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in counseling 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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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