Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Hofstra University

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

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and approximately 10,444 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 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.

Hofstra Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

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

Hofstra Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 59 students who graduated with a master’s in clinical psychology from Hofstra in 2021, 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in clinical psychology each year. Hofstra does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a clinical psychology master's degree from Hofstra, 66% 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 Hofstra University with a master's in clinical psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	39
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Child Development & 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 NY, the home state for Hofstra University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	11,370	$94,140
Psychology Professors	4,840	$99,690
Psychologists	480	$99,640

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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.