General Psychology at Western Illinois University

If you plan to study general psychology, take a look at what Western Illinois University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from WIU.

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.

WIU General Psychology Degrees Available

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

WIU General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at WIU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at WIU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	150
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	478
Best General Psychology Schools	496

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in psychology from WIU. This makes it the #103 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from WIU Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at WIU is $28,046. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology students.

Psychology Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 63 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from WIU in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Western Illinois University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	29
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

WIU General Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a master's degree in psychology from WIU. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. WIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from WIU, 87% 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 Western Illinois University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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 Western Illinois University.

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 IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.