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General Psychology at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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General Psychology at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and approximately 11,447 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 94 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from NSU.

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.

NSU General Psychology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree

NSU General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at NSU 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 NSU 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
Best Value General Psychology Schools 378

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from NSU Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at NSU is $26,391. This is less than $28,637, which is the national average of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 94 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from NSU. About 87% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 38
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 43
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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