Psychology at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Northwestern State University of Louisiana stacks up to those at other schools.

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and has a total student population of 11,447.

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

NSU Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

NSU does offer online education options in psychology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

NSU Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at NSU 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.

Psychology Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

About 50% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at NSU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern State University of Louisiana with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	57
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

NSU Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from NSU, 63% 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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	94
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	2

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 LA, the home state for Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	570	$86,630
Psychologists	190	$76,510

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 Fitzed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.