Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Texas Tech University

If you plan to study clinical, counseling and applied psychology, take a look at what Texas Tech University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 40,322. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 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.

Texas Tech Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

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

Texas Tech Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a master's degree in clinical psychology from Texas Tech. About 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in clinical psychology each year. Texas Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the clinical psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• General Psychology
• Child Development & 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 TX, the home state for Texas Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	6,680	$73,650
Psychology Professors	3,080	$78,270
Psychologists	740	$90,780

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 Johan Hendrikse under License

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