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Ranked at #3 in College Factual's most recent rankings, Northwestern is in the top 1% of the country for psychology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in Illinois.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Northwestern University handed out 124 bachelor's degrees in general psychology. This is a decrease of 11% over the previous year when 139 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Northwestern. This makes it the #127 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 8 students received their doctoral degrees in psychology in 2021, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Northwestern University.
Of the 124 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Psychology from Northwestern in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor's in psychology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 21 |
Black or African American | 9 |
Hispanic or Latino | 16 |
White | 48 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 10 |
Other Races | 20 |
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in psychology from Northwestern. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at Northwestern are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 58% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a master's in psychology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 7 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 1 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.