General Psychology at Illinois State University

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

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and has a total student population of 20,720. In 2021, 155 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Illinois State.

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

Illinois State General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Illinois State General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Illinois State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Illinois State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	10
	135
Most Focused General Psychology Schools	1,107

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Illinois State. This makes it the #74 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Illinois State Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Illinois State is $28,754. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 0% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 155 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from Illinois State in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

About 70% 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	19
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	108
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Illinois State General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 20 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Illinois State, about 20% were men and 80% were 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	2
White	13
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Illinois State also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.