Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at National Louis 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 National Louis University stacks up to those at other schools.

NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 7,402 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 135 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.

NLU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NLU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NLU does offer online courses in clinical psychology for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

NLU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

There were 54 students who received their doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at NLU

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

NLU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 135 students who earned a master's degree in Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology from NLU in 2020-2021, 16% were men and 84% were women.

In the clinical psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	52
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

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 IL, the home state for National Louis University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,700	$75,180
Psychology Professors	1,510	$87,880
Psychologists	260	$87,410

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 TonyTheTiger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.