Psychology at National Louis University

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

NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,402. In 2021, 49 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from NLU.

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

NLU Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NLU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NLU offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

NLU Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at NLU 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 Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	21
Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	34
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	34
Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	64
Most Popular Online Psychology Schools	82
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	84
	117
Best Value Psychology Schools	130
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	608
	612
	676

In 2021, 145 students received their master’s degree in psychology from NLU. This makes it the #34 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 54 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at NLU

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

NLU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

NLU Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 145 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NLU, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	57
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

NLU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 54 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 National Louis University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	221
General Psychology	48

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human 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 IL, the home state for National Louis 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 TonyTheTiger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.