Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Northern Kentucky University

What traits are you looking for in a clinical psychology school? To help you decide if Northern Kentucky University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's clinical psychology program.

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

Online Classes Are Available at NKU

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.

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

NKU 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.

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

Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology from NKU 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. NKU 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 NKU, 100% 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	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 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
• Image Credit: By Samvscat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.