Psychology at Roosevelt University

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

Roosevelt is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 4,680 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 97 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Roosevelt.

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

Roosevelt Psychology Degrees Available

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

Roosevelt Psychology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Roosevelt 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
	59
	124
Most Focused Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	168
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	463
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	491
	579

In 2021, 97 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Roosevelt. This makes it the #55 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #110 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Roosevelt

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

Roosevelt Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 97 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Roosevelt in 2020-2021, 16% were men and 84% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Roosevelt University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	37
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Roosevelt Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 students earned a master's degree in psychology from Roosevelt. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Roosevelt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Roosevelt, 64% 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 Roosevelt University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	62
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Roosevelt also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 17 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Roosevelt University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Roosevelt University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	113
General Psychology	100

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 Roosevelt 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 Teemu008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.