Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Western Illinois University

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

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 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.

WIU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology

WIU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

60% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of clinical psychology master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in clinical psychology each year. WIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a clinical psychology master's degree from WIU, 80% 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 Western Illinois University with a master's in clinical psychology.

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

Concentrations Within Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

The following clinical psychology concentations are available at Western Illinois University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
School Psychology	4

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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,700	$75,180
Psychology Professors	1,510	$87,880
Psychologists	260	$87,410

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
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