Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Boston University

What traits are you looking for in a clinical psychology school? To help you decide if Boston University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's clinical psychology program.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718.

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.

Boston U Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

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

Boston U Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, making the school the #184 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of clinical psychology master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in clinical psychology each year. Boston U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a master's in clinical psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	22
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 Boston University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical Psychology	34
Applied Psychology	19
Counseling Psychology	1

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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690
Psychologists	980	$83,550
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	100	$75,660

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

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