Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 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.

KU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology

KU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of clinical psychology master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in clinical psychology each year. KU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a clinical psychology master's degree from KU, 59% 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 Kansas with a master's in clinical psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 University of Kansas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counseling Psychology	14
Clinical Child Psychology	8
Educational Psychology	4
School Psychology	3

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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,030	$65,320
Psychology Professors	270	$81,530
Psychologists	120	$102,910

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 Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.