Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Capella University

If you are interested in studying clinical, counseling and applied psychology, you may want to check out the program at Capella University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 38,930 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,320 students received their master's degree in clinical psychology.

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.

Capella University Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Capella University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Capella University offers distance education options for clinical psychology at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Capella University Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

There were 98 students who received their doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at Capella University

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

Capella University Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

The clinical psychology program at Capella University awarded 1,320 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

In the clinical psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	53
Black or African American	256
Hispanic or Latino	201
White	652
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	143

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 MN, the home state for Capella University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,220	$85,860
Psychology Professors	710	$86,380
Psychologists	440	$93,310

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.