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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at San Diego State University

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at San Diego State University

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

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 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.

SDSU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology

SDSU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

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 SDSU

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

SDSU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

75% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of clinical psychology master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in clinical psychology each year. SDSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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In the clinical psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 65% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Diego State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
School Psychology 11
Clinical Psychology 8

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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 17,310 $108,350
Psychology Professors 4,530 $117,990
Psychologists 2,080 $114,860
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 40 $149,820

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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