Psychology at University of Chicago

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

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 17,834 students attend the school each year.

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

UChicago Psychology Degrees Available

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

UChicago Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at UChicago 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.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #155 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UChicago since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 University of Chicago with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	34
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UChicago Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UChicago does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Chicago with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	17
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Psychology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development & Psychology	122
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	41

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 University of Chicago.

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 Leefon under License

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