Psychology at Northern Arizona University

Every 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 Northern Arizona University stacks up to those at other schools.

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and has a total student population of 29,566. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 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.

NAU Psychology Degrees Available

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

NAU Psychology Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #249 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students earned a master's degree in psychology from NAU. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from NAU, 68% 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 Northern Arizona University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Arizona University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	23
General Psychology	12

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Social 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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Managers	8,520	$101,630
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,530	$66,040
Psychologists	170	$87,600

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 Teksaz227 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.