Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Liberty University

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

Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 93,349. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 876 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.

Liberty University Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Liberty 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? Liberty University offers distance education options for clinical psychology at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Liberty University Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

There were 64 students who received their doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at Liberty University

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

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

Of the 876 clinical psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Liberty University, about 21% were men and 79% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in clinical psychology each year. Liberty University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a clinical psychology master's degree from Liberty University, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	120
Hispanic or Latino	47
White	456
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	231

Related Majors

• 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 VA, the home state for Liberty University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,680	$80,380
Psychology Professors	1,200	$75,770
Psychologists	400	$97,200
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	200	$126,220

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.