Psychology at Benedictine University

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at Benedictine University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Benedictine U is located in Lisle, Illinois and approximately 3,779 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

Benedictine U Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Benedictine U Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at Benedictine U

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

Benedictine U Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from Benedictine U in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Benedictine U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Benedictine U, 71% 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 Benedictine University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Benedictine University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Benedictine University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	14

Related Majors

• Education
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

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 Benedictine 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 Pbrozynski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.