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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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.

Northwestern Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology

Northwestern Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

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In 2021, 267 students received their master’s degree in clinical psychology from Northwestern. This makes it the #9 most popular school for clinical psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, making the school the #254 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

87% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of clinical psychology master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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Of the students who received a clinical psychology master's degree from Northwestern, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the clinical psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 29
Black or African American 28
Hispanic or Latino 29
White 151
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 26

Northwestern also has a doctoral program available in clinical psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Northwestern 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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