by our College Data Analytics TeamCounseling Psychology is a concentration offered under the clinical, counseling and applied psychology major at Northwestern University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in counseling psychology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Northwestern paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-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 |
Online degrees for the Northwestern counseling psychology master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northwestern Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in counseling psychology in 2019-2020, 82.2% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 81.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 31.4% of the counseling psychology master’s degrees at Northwestern in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 17 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 111 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to counseling psychology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical Psychology | 14 |
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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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