Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Boston College

What traits are you looking for in a clinical psychology school? To help you decide if Boston College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's clinical psychology program.

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and approximately 14,934 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 118 students received a bachelor's degree in clinical psychology from Boston College.

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

Boston College Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Clinical Psychology

Boston College Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the clinical psychology progam at Boston College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The clinical psychology major at Boston College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	14

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in clinical psychology from Boston College. This is the #534 most popular school for clinical psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Boston College Clinical Psychology Graduates

The median salary of clinical psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Boston College is $41,046. This is 28% higher than $31,952, which is the national average for all clinical psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at Boston College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the clinical psychology majors at Boston College.

Boston College Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 118 clinical psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Boston College, about 12% were men and 88% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in clinical psychology at Boston College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston College with a bachelor's in clinical psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	74
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Boston College also has a doctoral program available in clinical psychology. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Child Development & Psychology
• General Psychology

Careers That Clinical Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in clinical 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 MA, the home state for Boston College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690
Psychologists	980	$83,550
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	100	$75,660

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 Harvey D. Egan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.