Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at University of Georgia

If you are interested in studying clinical, counseling and applied psychology, you may want to check out the program at University of Georgia. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 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.

UGA Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

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

UGA Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

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There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students earned a master's degree in clinical psychology from UGA. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in clinical psychology each year. UGA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a clinical psychology master's degree from UGA, 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 University of Georgia with a master's in clinical psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	32
International Students	2
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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,100	$89,190
Psychology Professors	420	$75,850
Psychologists	300	$95,940

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.