Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Western Kentucky University

Every clinical, counseling & applied psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the clinical psychology program at Western Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517.

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.

WKU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology

WKU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, making the school the #221 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of clinical psychology master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Of the students who received a clinical psychology master's degree from WKU, 75% 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 Kentucky University with a master's in clinical psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

If you plan to be a clinical psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counseling Psychology	35
School Psychology	9

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,080	$64,330
Psychology Professors	630	$67,960
Psychologists	150	$91,020

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 OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.