Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at University of South Dakota

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

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and approximately 9,459 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 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.

USD Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

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

USD Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, making the school the #221 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 clinical psychology majors earned their master's degree from USD. Of these graduates, 31% were men and 69% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in clinical psychology each year. USD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a clinical psychology master's degree from USD, 85% 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 University of South Dakota with a master's in clinical psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Managers	370	$99,030
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	270	$73,900
Psychology Professors	80	$75,910
Psychologists	30	$84,200

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 Ammodramus under License

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