Psychology at Northwest Missouri State University

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

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and approximately 7,267 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 115 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Northwest.

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

Northwest Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Northwest

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Northwest does offer online courses in psychology for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Northwest Psychology Rankings

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

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 Northwest 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 Online Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	68
Most Popular Psychology Schools	467
	748
	776
Most Focused Psychology Schools	813

Psychology Student Demographics at Northwest

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

Northwest Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 115 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Northwest in 2020-2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Northwest 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 Northwest Missouri State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	93
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Northwest also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development & Psychology	68
General Psychology	47

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 MO, the home state for Northwest Missouri State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,330	$76,480
Psychology Professors	650	$83,520
Psychologists	190	$86,730

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 poster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.