Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Murray State University

Every clinical, counseling and 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 Murray State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and approximately 9,449 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.

Murray State Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology

Murray State Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

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Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at Murray State

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

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in clinical psychology from Murray State. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in clinical psychology each year. Murray State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a clinical psychology master's degree from Murray State, 86% 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 Murray 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	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• 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 KY, the home state for Murray State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,080	$64,330
Psychology Professors	630	$67,960
Psychologists	150	$91,020

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.