General Psychology at Governors State University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Governors State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and approximately 4,650 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

GSU General Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology

GSU General 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 General Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in psychology from GSU. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from GSU, 67% 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 Governors State University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By User:Astuishin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.