Education & Training
Clinical
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
What can you do with this education or training? Here are the careers it prepares you for, what graduates typically earn and owe, and how many colleges offer it.
Careers this leads to
- Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Doctoral or professional degree
- Clinical Neuropsychologists Doctoral or professional degree
- Coaches and Scouts Bachelor's degree
- Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Bachelor's degree
- Human Resources Managers Bachelor's degree
- Human Resources Specialists Bachelor's degree
- Industrial-Organizational Psychologists Master's degree
- Loss Prevention Managers Bachelor's degree
- Management Analysts Bachelor's degree
- Mental Health Counselors Master's degree
- Neuropsychologists Doctoral or professional degree
- Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Regulatory Affairs Managers Bachelor's degree
- School Psychologists Master's degree
- Teaching Assistants, Special Education Associate degree
- Training and Development Managers Bachelor's degree
- Training and Development Specialists Bachelor's degree
Pay and debt by degree
| Degree or certificate | Yearly pay 1 year after finishing | Yearly pay 4 years after finishing | Typical debt | Colleges offering it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | $33,750 | — | $16,062 | 64 |
| Associate degree | — | $41,767 | — | 22 |
| Bachelor's degree | $41,272 | $51,086 | $23,950 | 238 |
| Master's degree | $56,254 | $65,304 | $45,566 | 649 |
| Doctoral degree | $78,414 | $100,164 | $132,586 | 286 |
| Professional degree | $63,492 | $63,129 | $80,288 | 116 |
Median earnings of graduates who got federal student aid, and median federal loan debt at graduation, typical across U.S. colleges. Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education. Each college can differ a lot: take the quiz to see colleges near you.