Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Liberty University

If you plan to study clinical, counseling and applied psychology, take a look at what Liberty University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 93,349.

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.

Liberty University Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Liberty University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Liberty University does offer online education options in clinical psychology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Liberty University Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

There were 64 students who received their doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at Liberty University

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

Liberty University Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 876 students earned a master's degree in clinical psychology from Liberty University. About 79% of these graduates were women and the other 21% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in clinical psychology each year. Liberty University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a clinical psychology master's degree from Liberty University, 52% 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 Liberty University with a master's in clinical psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	120
Hispanic or Latino	47
White	456
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	231

Related Majors

• 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 VA, the home state for Liberty University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,680	$80,380
Psychology Professors	1,200	$75,770
Psychologists	400	$97,200
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	200	$126,220

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.