Psychology at Wheaton College Illinois

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

Wheaton College Illinois is located in Wheaton, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,908.

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

Wheaton College Illinois Psychology Degrees Available

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

Wheaton College Illinois Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Wheaton College Illinois 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 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #137 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Wheaton College Illinois

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

Wheaton College Illinois Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Wheaton College Illinois since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Wheaton College Illinois 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 Wheaton College Illinois with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	37
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Wheaton College Illinois Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Wheaton College Illinois does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Wheaton College Illinois, 63% 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 Wheaton College Illinois with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wheaton College Illinois. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	83
General Psychology	49

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 Wheaton College Illinois.

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 Neatpete86 under License

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