Psychology at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 7,119 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 104 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Northeastern Illinois University.

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

Northeastern Illinois University Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Northeastern Illinois University Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Northeastern Illinois University 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	414
	416
Best Value Psychology Schools	517

Psychology Student Demographics at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 104 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Northeastern Illinois University in 2020-2021, 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Northeastern Illinois University since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northeastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northeastern Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	104

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Education

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 Northeastern Illinois 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 Serhii under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.