Psychology at MidAmerica Nazarene University

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

MNU is located in Olathe, Kansas and approximately 1,636 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from MNU.

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

MNU Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

MNU Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at MNU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at MNU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	13
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	78
Most Focused Psychology Schools	135
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	149
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	166
Most Popular Psychology Schools	622
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,132
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,162

In 2021, 47 students received their master’s degree in psychology from MNU. This makes it the #150 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at MNU

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

MNU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at MNU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MNU Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at MNU awarded 47 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 23% of these degrees went to men with the other 77% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. MNU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from MNU, 83% 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 MidAmerica Nazarene University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

MNU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at MidAmerica Nazarene University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from MidAmerica Nazarene University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	66
General Psychology	14

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• History
• 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 KS, the home state for MidAmerica Nazarene University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,030	$65,320
Psychology Professors	270	$81,530
Psychologists	120	$102,910

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 Americasroof under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.