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General Psychology at Northern Kentucky University

General Psychology at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211.

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.

NKU General Psychology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

NKU General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at NKU 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.

Psychology Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at NKU 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 Kentucky University with a bachelor's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 72
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within General Psychology

General Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 98

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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Managers 3,260 $92,630
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 1,080 $64,330
Psychology Professors 630 $67,960
Psychologists 150 $91,020

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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