Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at University of Detroit Mercy

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

Detroit Mercy is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 4,987. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in clinical psychology from Detroit Mercy.

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.

Detroit Mercy Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

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

Detroit Mercy Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the clinical psychology progam at Detroit Mercy compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The clinical psychology major at Detroit Mercy 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52
Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	81
Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	90
Most Focused Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	100
Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools	127
Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	137
Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools	184
Most Focused Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools	192
	202
Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools	256

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in clinical psychology from Detroit Mercy. This makes it the #123 most popular school for clinical psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 Detroit Mercy

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

Detroit Mercy Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology from Detroit Mercy in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical clinical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Detroit Mercy since its program graduates 48% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 63% more racial-ethnic minorities in its clinical psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Detroit Mercy Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 clinical psychology majors earned their master's degree from Detroit Mercy. Of these graduates, 39% were men and 61% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in clinical psychology each year. Detroit Mercy does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a clinical psychology master's degree from Detroit Mercy, 73% 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 University of Detroit Mercy with a master's in clinical psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Detroit Mercy also has a doctoral program available in clinical psychology. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Child Development & Psychology
• 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 MI, the home state for University of Detroit Mercy.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,430	$83,210
Psychology Professors	930	$92,000
Psychologists	190	$88,120

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 Pfretz13 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.