General Psychology at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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

SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and approximately 12,860 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 160 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from SIUE.

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.

SIUE General Psychology Degrees Available

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

SIUE General Psychology Rankings

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

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 SIUE 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 Value General Psychology Schools	38
	390
Most Focused General Psychology Schools	510

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in psychology from SIUE. This makes it the #54 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SIUE Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at SIUE is $29,321. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at SIUE

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

SIUE General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 160 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SIUE, about 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 SIUE since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at SIUE 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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	113
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

SIUE General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. SIUE does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from SIUE, 70% 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 Edwardsville with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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 Edwardsville.

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 Illinois2011 (Tyler Warren) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.