Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Michigan State University

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

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and approximately 49,695 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.

Michigan State Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology

Michigan State Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, making the school the #184 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of clinical psychology master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in clinical psychology each year. Michigan State 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 Michigan State, 93% 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 Michigan State University with a master's in clinical psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Michigan State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
School Psychology	20
Applied Behavior Analysis	17
Educational Psychology	7

Related Majors

• Other 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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,430	$83,210
Psychology Professors	930	$92,000
Psychologists	190	$88,120

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 Jeffness under License

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