Counseling Psychology at Salem State University

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

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 7,242.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Counseling Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Salem State Counseling Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology

Salem State Counseling Psychology Rankings

Counseling Psychology Student Demographics at Salem State

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

Salem State Counseling Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of counseling psychology master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in counseling psychology each year. Salem State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a counseling psychology master's degree from Salem State, 75% 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 Salem State University with a master's in counseling psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Applied Behavior Analysis
• Industrial & Organizational Psychology

Careers That Counseling Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in counseling 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 MA, the home state for Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690

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 Fletcher6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.