General Psychology at Northern State University

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

NSU is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota and approximately 3,431 students attend the school each year.

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.

NSU General Psychology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

NSU General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at NSU 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 NSU

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

NSU General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to 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 30% more men than average.

About 79% 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	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	16

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.

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