by our College Data Analytics TeamClinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is a major offered under the psychology program of study at Western Kentucky University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in clinical psychology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Our Master of Science in Psychology program is designed to extend your knowledge and discipline in psychology, preparing you for a wide variety of professions and contexts.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at WKU was $917 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $607 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,140 | $18,340 |
clinical psychology who receive their master’s degree from WKU make an average of $38,559 a year during the early days of their career. That is 11% lower than the national average of $43,339.
WKU 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 WKU Online Learning page.
About 82.4% of the students who received their Master’s in clinical psychology in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 81.8%.
Around 17.6% of clinical psychology master’s degree recipients at WKU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 27 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Counseling Psychology | 22 |
| School Psychology | 12 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to clinical, counseling and applied psychology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 18 |
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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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