Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Sam Houston State University

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

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and has a total student population of 21,912.

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.

SHSU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

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

SHSU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

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There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, making the school the #137 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students graduated with a master's degree in clinical psychology from SHSU. About 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a clinical psychology master's degree from SHSU, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	32
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 TX, the home state for Sam Houston State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	6,680	$73,650
Psychology Professors	3,080	$78,270
Psychologists	740	$90,780

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 Bigguill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.