Northern Illinois University
Department of Psychology
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

The following tables reflect data from the doctoral program only.

Time to Completion for All Students Entering the Program

Students applying to our doctoral program with a masters degree or graduate coursework from another program should follow the typical application procedure. The program director will review your transcripts for any courses that may be waived for the doctoral degree, but due to our specific course requirements, practicum and internship requirements, the typical time-to-completion may not be affected. In addition, we are a full-time only program (we do not take students who would plan to take classes part-time).

Program Costs

Please note that in the last 10 years, 100% of our Ph.D. students received tuition waivers due to graduate assistantship funding. Therefore, students typically pay fees but not tuition. Research Assistantships (RA) or Teaching Assistantships (TA) are either half-time (10 hours per week) or full-time (20 hours per week) and come with a stipend of $839 per month for a half-time and $1,679 per month for a full-time assistantship (based on 2022-23 assistantship rate).

Internship Placement - Table 1

Internship Placement - Table 2

Attrition

Licensure

Available Scholarships for Minority Candidates

The university has an active recruitment office for graduate students from underrepresented groups. The Rhoten A. Smith Assistantship Program provides stipends and full tuition waivers to women and minority graduate students who are underrepresented in their fields. Eligible graduate students can also receive an Underrepresented Student Tuition Waiver Scholarship. The Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois (DFI) Fellowship Program provides up to $16,000 annually for eligible African-American, Latino, Asian-American and Native American graduate students committed to a career in higher education within Illinois. The Carter G. Woodson Scholars Program provides a $14,300 stipend and a $500 relocation allowance for first-year eligible African American, Latino and Native American doctoral students. Doctoral students from underrepresented or disadvantaged backgrounds may also be eligible for the Ronald McNair Tuition Waiver Scholarship.

Disclosures

Does the program or institution require students, trainees, and/or staff (faculty) to comply with specific policies or practices related to the institution’s affiliation or purpose? Such policies or practices may include, but are not limited to, admissions, hiring, retention policies, and/or requirements for completion that express mission and values? ___   Yes    X      No