by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Psychology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Psychology is a major offered under the psychology program of study at Eastern Illinois University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in psychology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at EIU was ranked #559 on College Factual's Best Schools for psychology list. It is also ranked #23 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for EIU.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at EIU paid an average of $377 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $306 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,036 | $11,231 |
| Fees | $2,895 | $2,895 |
| Books and Supplies | $150 | $150 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,262 | $10,262 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,534 | $2,534 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at EIU in Psychology walked away with an average of $24,500 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $24,315.
psychology who receive their bachelor’s degree from EIU make an average of $26,933 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% lower than the national average of $27,969.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. EIU does offer online classes in its psychology bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the EIU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 77.5% of the psychology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 79.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in psychology at EIU in 2019-2020, 30.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 17 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 68 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
General Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 102 |
*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.
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