General Psychology at University of Northwestern - St Paul

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

Northwestern is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 3,506. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Northwestern.

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.

Northwestern General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Northwestern General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Northwestern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Northwestern 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	236
Best Value General Psychology Schools	601
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	752
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	810

Earnings of Northwestern Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northwestern is $31,056. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Northwestern. About 96% of these graduates were women and the other 4% were men.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Northwestern 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 University of Northwestern - St Paul with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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 MN, the home state for University of Northwestern - St Paul.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,220	$85,860
Psychology Professors	710	$86,380
Psychologists	440	$93,310

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 Lawrence Albert Johnston under License

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