Career Opportunities
The Master of Science degree in Clinical Psychology is recognized and respected in the professional marketplace.
Career Outlook
Due to the focused and practical nature of training in Clinical Psychology, our graduates have the greatest employment opportunities after graduation. These include working in private practice as a licensed therapist, teaching at the secondary and collegiate levels, serving in administrative positions, or advancing to greater preparedness for doctoral level training.
Graduates are equipped to serve within the juvenile justice system, foster care agencies, group homes, drug treatment centers, women's shelters, senior care facilities, medical settings, community mental health, and other state, federal, and privately funded human service institutions. In addition, graduates may go on to minister in churches, or parachurch and faith-based organizations.
For research data on career options and salary ranges among those with a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology (published by the American Psychological Association) see APA SALARY RESEARCH. For research data on the private practice fees and salaries among Marriage and Family Therapists across the country (published by the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists) see MFT SALARY RESEARCH.
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