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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 124 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from UChicago.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

UChicago Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at UChicago 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	154
Best Value Psychology Schools	801

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UChicago. This makes it the #286 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

The psychology program at UChicago awarded 124 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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	21
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	41
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UChicago Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 26 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from UChicago in 2021, 31% were men and 69% were 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 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UChicago, 54% 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 University of Chicago with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UChicago also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 13 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• 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 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.