by our College Data Analytics TeamClinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is a major offered under the psychology program of study at Northwestern University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in clinical psychology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Northwestern was $6,649 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 | $56,067 | $56,067 |
| Fees | $500 | $500 |
clinical psychology who receive their master’s degree from Northwestern make an average of $42,930 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $43,339.
Northwestern 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 Northwestern Online Learning page.
Women made up around 81.4% of the clinical psychology students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 81.8%.
Around 31.7% of clinical psychology master’s degree recipients at Northwestern in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 17 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 119 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical Psychology | 14 |
| Counseling Psychology | 169 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to clinical, counseling and applied psychology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 12 |
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*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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