General Psychology at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and approximately 16,769 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,080 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern Illinois University in 2021, 189 of them were general psychology majors.

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.

NIU General Psychology Degrees Available

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

NIU General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at NIU 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 NIU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	17
Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	66

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in psychology from NIU. This makes it the #66 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from NIU Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at NIU is $28,265. 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 NIU

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

NIU General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 189 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Psychology from NIU in 2020-2021, 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.

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 General Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students earned a master's degree in psychology from NIU. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from NIU, 82% 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	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NIU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 14 students 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 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.