Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at University of Southern Mississippi

What traits are you looking for in a clinical psychology school? To help you decide if University of Southern Mississippi is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's clinical psychology program.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 students attend the school each year.

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.

Southern Miss Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology

Southern Miss Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of clinical psychology master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in clinical psychology each year. Southern Miss does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a clinical psychology master's degree from Southern Miss, 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 University of Southern Mississippi with a master's in clinical psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

The following clinical psychology concentations are available at University of Southern Mississippi. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern Mississippi. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counseling Psychology	7

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 MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Psychology Professors	320	$71,880
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	250	$67,570
Psychologists	60	$81,610

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.