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Psychology at Governors State University

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

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and approximately 4,650 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 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.

GSU Psychology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Psychology

GSU Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Psychology Master’s Program

86% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 37 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from GSU in 2020-2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

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In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 51% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 18
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Governors State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 31
General Psychology 6

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 Governors State 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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