Psychology at Northern Arizona University

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

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and has a total student population of 29,566. Of the 6,331 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern Arizona University in 2021, 361 of them were psychology majors.

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

NAU Psychology Degrees Available

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

NAU Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at NAU 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 NAU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	205
	480
Best Psychology Schools	619

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in psychology from NAU. This makes it the #263 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #249 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 361 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from NAU in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at NAU 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 Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	116
White	192
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	39

NAU Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 28 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NAU, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from NAU, 68% 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 Northern Arizona University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NAU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	373
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	23

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Managers	8,520	$101,630
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,530	$66,040
Psychologists	170	$87,600

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 Teksaz227 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.