Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Mercer University

Every clinical, counseling and applied psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the clinical psychology program at Mercer University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and has a total student population of 9,006. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 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.

Mercer Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

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

Mercer Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 students earned a master's degree in clinical psychology from Mercer. About 89% of these graduates were women and the other 11% were men.

In the clinical psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Related Majors

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 GA, the home state for Mercer University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,100	$89,190
Psychology Professors	420	$75,850
Psychologists	300	$95,940

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 Korea2006 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.