General Psychology at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Every general psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville stacks up to those at other schools.

SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and has a total student population of 12,860.

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 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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

About 69% 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	23
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	109
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

SIUE General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from SIUE, 76% 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	1
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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.