General Psychology at National Louis University

If you are interested in studying general psychology, you may want to check out the program at National Louis University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 7,402 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from NLU.

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.

NLU General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NLU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

NLU does offer online education options in psychology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

NLU General Psychology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

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 General 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 General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	24
Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	24
Most Popular Online General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Most Focused General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	115
Best Value General Psychology Schools	131
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	599
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	615
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,165
Most Focused General Psychology Schools	1,292

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in psychology from NLU. This makes it the #156 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from NLU. Of these graduates, 16% were men and 84% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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	5
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NLU General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 10 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NLU, about 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. NLU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% 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	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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 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.