Psychology at Northwest University

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

Northwest University is located in Kirkland, Washington and approximately 1,184 students attend the school each year.

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 University Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Northwest University Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Northwest University 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #264 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Northwest University

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

Northwest University Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Northwest University since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Northwest University 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 University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Northwest University Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Northwest University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Northwest University, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwest University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Northwest University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwest University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	21
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	20

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 WA, the home state for Northwest University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,330	$73,840
Psychology Professors	860	$68,420
Psychologists	370	$102,760

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 Acstar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.