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The bachelor's program at WIU was ranked #427 on College Factual's Best Schools for psychology list. It is also ranked #20 in Illinois.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Western Illinois University handed out 63 bachelor's degrees in general psychology. This is a decrease of 18% over the previous year when 77 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in psychology from WIU. This makes it the #102 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.
The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at WIU is $28,046. This is less than $28,637, which is the national median of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
While getting their bachelor's degree at WIU, psychology students borrow a median amount of $29,000 in student loans. This is higher than the the typical median of $26,000 for all psychology majors across the country.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the psychology program at WIU is $205 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Western Illinois University.
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from WIU. About 89% of these graduates were women and the other 11% were men.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Western Illinois University with a bachelor's in psychology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 14 |
Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
White | 29 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 2 |
Other Races | 4 |
The psychology program at WIU awarded 15 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at WIU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 87% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Western Illinois University with a master's in psychology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 13 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 2 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 4 |
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