General Psychology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 88 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from SIUC.

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.

SIUC General Psychology Degrees Available

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

SIUC General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at SIUC 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.

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in psychology from SIUC. This makes it the #74 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 #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of SIUC Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at SIUC is $27,123. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology 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 General 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 2% 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 General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from SIUC in 2021, 35% were men and 65% were 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.

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 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.