Psychology at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 175 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 Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Northwestern Psychology Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Psychology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

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 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 Master’s Degree Schools	17
	43

In 2021, 279 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Northwestern. This makes it the #17 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #236 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 175 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Northwestern. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	67
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

Northwestern Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Northwestern, 57% 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 University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	158
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

Northwestern also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	267
General Psychology	144
Other Psychology	29
Child Development & Psychology	22

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Education
• Social Sciences

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,700	$75,180
Psychology Professors	1,510	$87,880
Psychologists	260	$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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.