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.

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

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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

About 73% 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	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	64
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UIS Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UIS, 69% 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	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

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

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