Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Mississippi State University

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

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and approximately 22,986 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students received a bachelor's degree in clinical psychology from Mississippi State.

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.

Mississippi State Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

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

Mississippi State Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the clinical psychology progam at Mississippi State 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 Mississippi State 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 Schools	324

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in clinical psychology from Mississippi State. This makes it the #415 most popular school for clinical psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, making the school the #108 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Mississippi State Clinical Psychology Graduates

The median salary of clinical psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mississippi State is $25,664. This is less than $31,952, which is the national average of all clinical psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 clinical psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Mississippi State. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in clinical psychology at Mississippi State 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 Mississippi State University with a bachelor's in clinical psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology from Mississippi State in 2020-2021, 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in clinical psychology each year. Mississippi State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a clinical psychology master's degree from Mississippi State, 89% 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 Mississippi State University with a master's in clinical psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mississippi State also has a doctoral program available in clinical psychology. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Psychology Professors	320	$71,880
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	250	$67,570
Psychologists	60	$81,610

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.