General Psychology at National Louis University

Every general 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 National Louis University stacks up to those at other schools.

NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 7,402 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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.

NLU General Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s 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 General Psychology Rankings

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 General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a master's degree in General Psychology from NLU in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in psychology each year. NLU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 15% 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	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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.