Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Salem State University

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

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and approximately 7,242 students attend the school each year.

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.

Salem State Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

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

Salem State Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

The clinical psychology major at Salem State 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.

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at Salem State

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

Salem State Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of clinical psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical clinical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% men. So male students are more repesented at Salem State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in clinical psychology at Salem State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Salem State Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of clinical psychology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in clinical psychology each year. Salem State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a clinical psychology master's degree from Salem State, 71% 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 Salem State University with a master's in clinical psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

The following clinical psychology concentations are available at Salem State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Salem State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counseling Psychology	16
Applied Behavior Analysis	9
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	6

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 MA, the home state for Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690
Psychologists	980	$83,550
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	100	$75,660

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 Fletcher6 under License

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