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Graduate Clinical & Counseling Psychology Programs at Northern Kentucky University

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about graduate study in clinical & counseling psychology at NKU. It is offered at the Master’s, Graduate Certificate levels. At its best it places at #3 out of 10 schools (Master’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Master’s Degrees
• Graduate Certificate Degrees

NKU Graduate Clinical & Counseling Psychology Rankings

College Factual rates NKU highly for clinical & counseling psychology, placing at #338 out of 508 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools	338 of 508
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in Kentucky	3 of 10
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region	42 of 83

Graduate Clinical & Counseling Psychology Degrees at NKU

The following degree levels are offered in clinical & counseling psychology at NKU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	17
Graduate Certificate	2

NKU Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, Northern Kentucky University awarded 17 master’s degrees in clinical & counseling psychology.

Master’s Rankings

NKU holds a strong position among schools offering clinical & counseling psychology at the master’s level. Specifically, it ranked #3 out of 10 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky	3
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	35
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	270

NKU Graduate Tuition and Fees

Average full-time graduate tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$24,410	$39,074
Fees	$384	$384

Learn more about NKU tuition and fees.

Master’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 41% of clinical & counseling psychology master’s degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

The majority of clinical & counseling psychology master’s degree graduates at NKU are White. Roughly 82% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northern Kentucky University with a master’s in clinical & counseling psychology.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	0

Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Master’s)

NKU conferred 17 master’s degrees in industrial and organizational psychology in the most recent reporting year — 59% to women and 41% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (82%).

• Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky — #1
• Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region — #10
• Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Master’s Degree Schools — #47

NKU Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Northern Kentucky University handed out 2 graduate certificate degrees in clinical & counseling psychology.

Graduate Certificate Rankings

NKU is not yet ranked for clinical & counseling psychology at the graduate certificate level.

Graduate Certificate Student Diversity

All of the 2 students who graduated with a graduate certificate degree in clinical & counseling psychology from NKU were women.

The largest share of clinical & counseling psychology graduate certificate degree graduates at NKU were Hispanic or Latino. About 50% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northern Kentucky University with a graduate certificate in clinical & counseling psychology.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	0

Health/Medical Psychology (Graduate Certificate)

NKU conferred 2 graduate certificate degrees in health/medical psychology in the most recent reporting year — 100% to women and 0% to men. The most common background among these graduates was Hispanic or Latino (50%).

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Samvscat under License More about our data sources and methodologies.