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Graduate Clinical & Counseling Psychology Programs at Sam Houston State University

Here is an overview of the graduate program in clinical & counseling psychology at SHSU. Graduate degrees are awarded at the Master’s, Doctoral levels. It ranks as high as #23 out of 35 schools (Master’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Master’s Degrees
• Doctoral Degrees

SHSU Graduate Clinical & Counseling Psychology Rankings

College Factual rates SHSU highly for clinical & counseling psychology, placing at #310 out of 508 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools	310 of 508
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in Texas	24 of 37
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region	35 of 62

Graduate Clinical & Counseling Psychology Degrees at SHSU

The table below lists every degree level offered in clinical & counseling psychology at SHSU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	107
Doctoral	5

SHSU Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, Sam Houston State University awarded 107 master’s degrees in clinical & counseling psychology.

Master’s Rankings

SHSU is in the top 15% of the country for clinical & counseling psychology at the master’s level. Its best result was #23 out of 35 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas	23
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	30
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	245

Master’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 11% of clinical & counseling psychology master’s degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

The largest share of clinical & counseling psychology master’s degree graduates at SHSU are White. Approximately 50% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	53
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	9

Counseling Psychology (Master’s)

SHSU awarded 89 master’s completions in counseling psychology in the latest year of data — 88% to women and 12% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (49%).

• Best Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas — #10
• Best Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region — #11
• Best Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools — #69

Clinical Psychology (Master’s)

SHSU granted 10 master’s degrees in clinical psychology recently — 90% to women and 10% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (50%).

• Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas — #3
• Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region — #4
• Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools — #49

School Psychology (Master’s)

SHSU awarded 8 master’s degrees in school psychology in the most recent reporting year — 100% to women and 0% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (50%).

SHSU Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctoral Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Sam Houston State University conferred 5 doctoral degrees in clinical & counseling psychology.

Doctoral Rankings

SHSU has not been ranked for clinical & counseling psychology at the doctoral level.

Doctoral Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 20% of clinical & counseling psychology doctoral degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

The largest share of clinical & counseling psychology doctoral degree graduates at SHSU were White. About 80% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Sam Houston State University with a doctoral in clinical & counseling psychology.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	0

Clinical Psychology (Doctoral)

SHSU granted 5 doctoral degrees in clinical psychology in the latest year of data — 80% to women and 20% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (80%).

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 Bigguill under License More about our data sources and methodologies.