Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at National Louis 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 National Louis University stacks up to those at other schools.

NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 7,402 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 11 clinical psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from NLU.

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.

NLU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NLU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

NLU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the clinical psychology progam at NLU 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 NLU 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
Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	28
Most Focused Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	38
Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	52
	101
	138

In 2021, 135 students received their master’s degree in clinical psychology from NLU. This makes it the #28 most popular school for clinical psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 54 students who received their doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at NLU

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

NLU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 clinical psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NLU, about 18% were men and 82% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its clinical psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NLU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 135 students earned a master's degree in clinical psychology from NLU. About 84% of these graduates were women and the other 16% were men.

In the clinical psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	52
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

NLU also has a doctoral program available in clinical psychology. In 2021, 54 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 IL, the home state for National Louis University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,700	$75,180
Psychology Professors	1,510	$87,880
Psychologists	260	$87,410

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 TonyTheTiger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.