Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Mississippi State University

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

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and has a total student population of 22,986. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

Mississippi State Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

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

Mississippi State Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, making the school the #108 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of clinical psychology master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in clinical psychology each year. Mississippi State 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 Mississippi State, 89% 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 Mississippi State University with a master's in clinical psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Psychology Professors	320	$71,880
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	250	$67,570
Psychologists	60	$81,610

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.