Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Hofstra University

Every clinical, counseling & applied psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the clinical psychology program at Hofstra University stacks up to those at other schools.

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and approximately 10,444 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.

Hofstra Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology

Hofstra Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of clinical psychology master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in clinical psychology each year. Hofstra does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a clinical psychology master's degree from Hofstra, 54% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

If you plan to be a clinical 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 Hofstra University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
School Psychology	33
Clinical Psychology	31
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	27

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 NY, the home state for Hofstra University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	11,370	$94,140
Psychology Professors	4,840	$99,690
Psychologists	480	$99,640

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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.