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Psychology at Eastern Illinois University

103 Bachelor's Degrees
12 Master's Degrees
#504 Overall Quality
Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. In addition, we cover how EIU ranks in comparison to other schools with psychology programs.

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Psychology Degrees Available at EIU

EIU Psychology Rankings

The bachelor's program at EIU was ranked #504 on College Factual's Best Schools for psychology list. It is also ranked #23 in Illinois.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology 113
Best Value Graduate Certificate Colleges for Psychology 118
Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges for Veterans 128
Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools 136
Best Value Colleges for Psychology 150
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 184
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 200
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (With Aid) 204
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income Over $110k) 215
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 218
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (With Aid) 227
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 229
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 234
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 234
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 236
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (With Aid) 241
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income Over $110k) 247
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 250
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Psychology Graduates 256
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 258
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income Over $110k) 262
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 282
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 294
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 308
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology 322
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Psychology 329
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 365
Best Psychology Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 377
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools 394
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 403
Best Psychology Graduate Degree Schools 415
Best Psychology Colleges for Veterans 427
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Psychology Graduates 462
Highest Paid Psychology Graduates 469
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 470
Best Psychology Schools 504

Popularity of Psychology at EIU

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Eastern Illinois University handed out 103 bachelor's degrees in psychology. This is an increase of 1% over the previous year when 102 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in psychology from EIU. This makes it the #483 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.


 

EIU Psychology Students

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

EIU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 103 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from EIU, about 18% were men and 82% were women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at EIU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 70% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in psychology.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 72
Non-Resident Aliens 1
Other Races 7

EIU Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at EIU awarded 12 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 75% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a master's in psychology.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
Non-Resident Aliens 2
Other Races 0

Psychology Majors

Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.

Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 103
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 17

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