Psychology at Northwest Nazarene University

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

NNU is located in Nampa, Idaho and approximately 2,109 students attend the school each year. Of the 340 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwest Nazarene University in 2021, 11 of them were psychology majors.

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

NNU Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

NNU Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at NNU 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 NNU 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	1,241
Most Popular Psychology Schools	1,519

Psychology Student Demographics at NNU

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

NNU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from NNU. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at NNU 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 Nazarene University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NNU 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 Northwest Nazarene University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	11

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 ID, the home state for Northwest Nazarene University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Managers	1,350	$85,070
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	390	$64,270
Psychology Professors	110	$88,970
Psychologists	50	$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 Moonraker0022 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.