Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Northern Kentucky 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 Northern Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and approximately 16,211 students attend the school each year. 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.

NKU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at NKU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NKU offers distance education options for clinical psychology at the following degree levels:

NKU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in clinical psychology from NKU in 2021, 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in clinical psychology each year. NKU 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 NKU, 100% 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 Northern Kentucky University with a master's in clinical psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,080	$64,330
Psychology Professors	630	$67,960
Psychologists	150	$91,020

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 Samvscat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.