Psychology at Northern Illinois University

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Northern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and approximately 16,769 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 189 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from NIU.

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

NIU Psychology Degrees Available

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

NIU Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how NIU performed in these rankings.

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 NIU 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	120
Most Focused Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	147
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	184
Most Focused Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	185
	310
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	788

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in psychology from NIU. This makes it the #330 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #121 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 189 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from NIU. Of these graduates, 26% were men and 74% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at NIU since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at NIU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	100
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

NIU Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 23 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from NIU in 2021, 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. NIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from NIU, 78% 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 Illinois University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NIU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 16 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northern Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	225
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	7

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 IL, the home state for Northern Illinois 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 Andy McMurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.