General Psychology at Illinois Wesleyan University

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

Illinois Wesleyan is located in Bloomington, Illinois and has a total student population of 1,636. In 2021, 23 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Illinois Wesleyan.

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 Wesleyan General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Illinois Wesleyan General Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Illinois Wesleyan performed in these rankings.

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 Wesleyan 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 General Psychology Schools	46
	163
	168
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	416
Most Focused General Psychology Schools	492
Best Value General Psychology Schools	649

Earnings of Illinois Wesleyan Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Illinois Wesleyan is $32,272. This is 13% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at Illinois Wesleyan

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

Illinois Wesleyan General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Illinois Wesleyan. Of these graduates, 26% were men and 74% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Illinois Wesleyan since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Illinois Wesleyan 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 Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

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 Wesleyan 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 Republicofjosh01 under License

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