Psychology at University of Northern Iowa

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

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and has a total student population of 9,507. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 117 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from UNI.

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

UNI Psychology Degrees Available

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

UNI Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how UNI performed in these rankings.

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 UNI 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
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	170
	215
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	297

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UNI. This makes it the #273 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at UNI

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

UNI Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 117 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from UNI in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UNI 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 Northern Iowa with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	88
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UNI Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 psychology majors earned their master's degree from UNI. Of these graduates, 11% were men and 89% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UNI, 78% 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 University of Northern Iowa with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Northern Iowa. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	118
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	26

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Library Science
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	740	$85,260
Psychology Professors	430	$92,430

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 Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.