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General Psychology at Illinois College

If you plan to study General Psychology, consider the program at Illinois College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Illinois College is in Jacksonville, IL.

During the most recent reporting year, 17 general psychology degrees were awarded at Illinois College.

Online Class Availability at Illinois College

Online coursework is an option at Illinois College. Of 942 students, 120 (13%) studied exclusively online and 13 (1%) took at least some classes online.

General Psychology Rankings at Illinois College

These rankings give you a sense of how Illinois College’s General Psychology program against peer institutions.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Illinois	#19 of 38
Best Schools (Quality)	Illinois	#26 of 39
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#76 of 172
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#106 of 173
Best Value	Nationwide	#667 of 1,295
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#752 of 1,305

Earnings for General Psychology Graduates from Illinois College

Graduates of Illinois College’s General Psychology program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$30,429
2 years	$28,960
3 years	$35,396
4 years	$42,995
5 years	$49,853

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, General Psychology graduates from Illinois College report median earnings of $42,995, compared with $51,176 for all Illinois College graduates — about 16% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for General Psychology graduates from Illinois College stands at $27,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of General Psychology graduates at Illinois College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Psychology graduates at Illinois College are 88% women (15) and 12% men (2).

General Psychology Bachelor’s Program at Illinois College

Of the 17 bachelor’s general psychology degrees awarded at Illinois College, 88% were women (15) and 12% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Psychology bachelor’s degree recipients at Illinois College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	4

Minority students account for 35% of General Psychology bachelor’s degree recipients at Illinois College, below the national average of 46%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific General Psychology Concentrations at Illinois College

The General Psychology program at Illinois College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Psychology	17

Highest-Paying Careers for General Psychology Graduates

Students who finish General Psychology program at Illinois College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for General Psychology majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,479
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Neuropsychologists	$83,690
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
Psychologists, All Other	$73,521

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.