Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Western Connecticut State University

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

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and has a total student population of 5,246. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 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.

WestConn Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at WestConn

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? WestConn offers distance education options for clinical psychology at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

WestConn Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings

Clinical Psychology Student Demographics at WestConn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the clinical psychology majors at Western Connecticut State University.

WestConn Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Program

The clinical psychology program at WestConn awarded 70 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in clinical psychology each year. WestConn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a clinical psychology master's degree from WestConn, 76% 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 Western Connecticut State University with a master's in clinical psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	53
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 CT, the home state for Western Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,720	$90,870
Psychology Professors	770	$88,070
Psychologists	190	$96,180

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 Andrew Gusciora under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.