Psychology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366. Of the 2,476 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2021, 88 of them were psychology majors.

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

SIUC Psychology Degrees Available

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

SIUC Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at SIUC 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.

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in psychology from SIUC. This makes it the #371 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 SIUC

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

SIUC Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 88 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SIUC, about 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at SIUC since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at SIUC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	45
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SIUC Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at SIUC awarded 20 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. SIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from SIUC, 60% 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	125

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

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 Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.