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Clinical & Counseling Psychology at Boston College

If you plan to study Clinical & Counseling Psychology, consider the program at Boston College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, MA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 116 clinical & counseling psychology degrees were granted at Boston College.

Online Class Availability at Boston College

Distance learning is available at Boston College. Among 15,432 students, 732 (5%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,039 (13%) took at least some classes online.

Clinical & Counseling Psychology Rankings at Boston College

Use these rankings to compare Boston College’s Clinical & Counseling Psychology program to other colleges that offer this major.

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Massachusetts	#1 of 26
Best Schools (Quality)	New England (Region)	#1 of 45
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1 of 496
Best Value	Massachusetts	#24 of 24
Best Value	New England (Region)	#41 of 42
Best Value	Nationwide	#455 of 471

Earnings for Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduates from Boston College

Graduates of Boston College’s Clinical & Counseling Psychology program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$41,046
2 years	$42,433
3 years	$50,512
4 years	$58,439
5 years	$68,755

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Clinical & Counseling Psychology graduates from Boston College take home a median $58,439, compared with $92,382 for all Boston College graduates — about 37% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Clinical & Counseling Psychology graduates from Boston College is $17,361.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Clinical & Counseling Psychology graduates at Boston College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Clinical & Counseling Psychology graduates at Boston College are 86% women (100) and 14% men (16).

Clinical & Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Program at Boston College

Of the 111 bachelor’s clinical & counseling psychology degrees awarded at Boston College, 88% were women (98) and 12% were men (13).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Clinical & Counseling Psychology bachelor’s degree recipients at Boston College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	67
Hispanic / Latino	10
Black / African American	9
Asian	12
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	10

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of Clinical & Counseling Psychology bachelor’s degree recipients at Boston College, below the national average of 48%.*

Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program at Boston College

Of the 5 doctoral clinical & counseling psychology graduates at Boston College, 40% were women (2) and 60% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Clinical & Counseling Psychology doctoral degree recipients at Boston College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	1
Asian	1

Minority students account for 40% of Clinical & Counseling Psychology doctoral degree recipients at Boston College, above the national average of 39%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Clinical & Counseling Psychology Concentrations at Boston College

This Clinical & Counseling Psychology program at Boston College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Counseling Psychology	5
Applied Psychology	111

Best-Paid Careers for Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduates

Graduates of the Clinical & Counseling Psychology program at Boston College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Clinical & Counseling Psychology graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Training and Development Managers	$139,524
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
School Psychologists	$108,275
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,479
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Human Resources Managers	$95,702

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.