Psychology at Concordia University, Chicago

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what Concordia University, Chicago has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Concordia University, Chicago is located in River Forest, Illinois and approximately 6,491 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 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.

Concordia University, Chicago Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Concordia University, Chicago

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Concordia University, Chicago offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Concordia University, Chicago Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at Concordia University, Chicago

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

Concordia University, Chicago Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 34 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from Concordia University, Chicago in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Concordia University, Chicago does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Concordia University, Chicago, 59% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Concordia University, Chicago with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Concordia University, Chicago. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	29
General Psychology	5

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• Education

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 Concordia University, Chicago.

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 Jeangagnon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.