Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Seattle Pacific University

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

SPU is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 3,601 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.

SPU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

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

SPU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

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There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, making the school the #63 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at SPU

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

SPU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students earned a master's degree in clinical psychology from SPU. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in clinical psychology each year. SPU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a clinical psychology master's degree from SPU, 64% 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 Seattle Pacific University with a master's in clinical psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 WA, the home state for Seattle Pacific University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,330	$73,840
Psychology Professors	860	$68,420
Psychologists	370	$102,760

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 Westlake78 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.