by our College Data Analytics TeamClinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is a major offered under the psychology program of study at Fairfield University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in clinical psychology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Fairfield U was $912 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $19,152 | $19,152 |
| Fees | $115 | $115 |
The median early career salary of clinical psychology students who receive their master’s degree from Fairfield U is $65,238 per year. That is 51% higher than the national average of $43,339.
Fairfield U does not offer an online option for its clinical psychology master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Fairfield U Online Learning page.
Women made up around 88.2% of the clinical psychology students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 81.8%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in clinical psychology at Fairfield U in 2019-2020, 23.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Industrial & Organizational Psychology | 6 |
| School Psychology | 11 |
*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.
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