Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at George Washington University

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year.

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.

GWU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

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

GWU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

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There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at GWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the clinical psychology majors at George Washington University.

GWU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

The clinical psychology program at GWU awarded 76 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 11% of these degrees went to men with the other 89% going to women.

Of the students who received a clinical psychology master's degree from GWU, 66% 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 George Washington University with a master's in clinical psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	50
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• General Psychology
• Child Development & 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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	710	$95,500
Psychologists	200	$95,380
Psychology Professors	140	$109,060

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 Michiel1972 under License

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