General Psychology at Nicholls State University

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

Nicholls State University is located in Thibodaux, Louisiana and approximately 6,769 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Nicholls State University.

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.

Nicholls State University General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Nicholls State University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

Nicholls State University General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Nicholls State University 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 Nicholls State University 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
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Most Popular Online General Psychology Schools	61
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	419
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	615
Best General Psychology Schools	781
	949

Earnings of Nicholls State University Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Nicholls State University is $22,074. This is less than $28,637, which is the national average of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Psychology Student Demographics at Nicholls State University

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

Nicholls State University General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 67 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Nicholls State University, about 7% were men and 93% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Nicholls State University 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 Nicholls State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Nicholls State University 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 LA, the home state for Nicholls State University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	570	$86,630
Psychologists	190	$76,510

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 Z28scrambler under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.