Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at National University

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

National University is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 18,070.

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.

National University Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at National University

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, National University does offer online courses in clinical psychology for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

National University Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, making the school the #203 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at National University

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

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

Of the 987 students who earned a master's degree in Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology from National University in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in clinical psychology each year. National University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the clinical psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	103
Black or African American	62
Hispanic or Latino	401
White	260
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	161

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 CA, the home state for National University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	17,310	$108,350
Psychology Professors	4,530	$117,990
Psychologists	2,080	$114,860
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	40	$149,820

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 University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.