Psychology at University of Illinois at Springfield

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

UIS is located in Springfield, Illinois and approximately 4,146 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from UIS.

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

UIS Psychology Degrees Available

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

UIS Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how UIS performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at UIS 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
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	210
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	229
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	383
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	394
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	455
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	526
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In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UIS. This makes it the #330 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at UIS

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

UIS Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 71 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from UIS in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UIS 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 University of Illinois at Springfield with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	53
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UIS Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at UIS awarded 23 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 4% of these degrees went to men with the other 96% going to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UIS, 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 University of Illinois at Springfield with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at University of Illinois at Springfield. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Springfield. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	71
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	23

Related Majors

• History
• Education
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 Illinois at Springfield.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.