by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Psychology is a concentration offered under the general psychology major at Northwestern University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in psychology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Northwestern paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,067 | $56,067 |
| Fees | $500 | $500 |
Online degrees for the Northwestern psychology master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northwestern Online Learning page.
Women made up around 41.7% of the psychology students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 77.0%.
Around 25.0% of psychology master’s degree recipients at Northwestern in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.