Psychology at Illinois State University

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Illinois State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and has a total student population of 20,720.

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

Illinois State Psychology Degrees Available

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

Illinois State Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Illinois State 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #278 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Illinois State

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

Illinois State Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Illinois State 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 Illinois State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	123
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Illinois State Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Illinois State, 65% 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 Illinois State University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	0
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 Illinois State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	175
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	18

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 Illinois 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 Willjay under License

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