Psychology at Northern State 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 State University stacks up to those at other schools.

NSU is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota and has a total student population of 3,431. In 2021, 16 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from NSU.

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

NSU Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

NSU Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at NSU 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 NSU 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	1,116
Most Popular Psychology Schools	1,387

Psychology Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from NSU. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at NSU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at NSU 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 State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NSU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student 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 State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	16

Related Majors

• History
• 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 SD, the home state for Northern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Managers	370	$99,030
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	270	$73,900
Psychology Professors	80	$75,910
Psychologists	30	$84,200

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.