Psychology at National Louis University

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what National Louis University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,402. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 145 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

NLU Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NLU

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

NLU Psychology Rankings

There were 54 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at NLU

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

NLU Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 145 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from NLU in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from National Louis University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	57
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

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 National Louis University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	210
General Psychology	10

Related Majors

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

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 National Louis 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 TonyTheTiger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.