Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Northern Kentucky University

If you are interested in studying clinical, counseling & applied psychology, you may want to check out the program at Northern Kentucky University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211.

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.

NKU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology

NKU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

58% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of clinical psychology master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in clinical psychology each year. NKU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a clinical psychology master's degree from NKU, 75% 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 Northern Kentucky 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	9
International Students	2
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	9
Health/Medical Psychology	6

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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky 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
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