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Psychology at Eastern Illinois University

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

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and approximately 8,626 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 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.

EIU Psychology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Psychology

EIU Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Psychology Master’s Program

83% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in psychology from EIU. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

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Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from EIU, 75% 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 Eastern Illinois University with a master's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eastern Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 17

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 Eastern Illinois 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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