Clinical Child Psychology
Add ComparisonIn 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Clinical Child Psychology degree recipients are Denver, CO, Olathe, KS, and Seattle, WA. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of Clinical Child Psychology degree recipients are Olathe, KS, Denver, CO, and Prairie View, TX. The most common degree awarded to students studying Clinical Child Psychology is a post-masters certificate.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Clinical Child Psychology and the types of students that study this field. University of Denver awards the most degrees in Clinical Child Psychology in the US, but MidAmerica Nazarene University and University of Denver have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Clinical Child Psychology.
Tuition costs for Clinical Child Psychology majors are, on average, $8,740 for in-state public colleges, and $41,110 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Clinical Child Psychology programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (9 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (69 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Clinical Child Psychology, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (69 completions in 2022).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Clinical Child Psychology programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
University of Denver has the most Clinical Child Psychology degree recipients, with 34 degrees awarded in 2022.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Clinical Child Psychology.
Out of all institutions that offer Clinical Child Psychology programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, MidAmerica Nazarene University has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Clinical Child Psychology, with 4.43%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Clinical Child Psychology by year.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Clinical Child Psychology.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Psychology graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Psychology majors is $79,881 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Social workers, all other, and Other managers.
The industry that employs the most Psychology majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Miscellaneous petroleum & coal products.
The average salary for Psychology majors is $79,881 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Social workers, all other, and Other managers.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Psychology majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Psychology majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Psychology majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations Psychology majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & middle school teachers, Social workers, all other, and Other managers.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Psychology majors working as School psychologists, Clinical and counseling psychologists, and Other psychologists.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Psychology majors are Surgeons, Physicians, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists.
The number of Psychology graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.12%, from 2.75M in 2021 to 2.84M in 2022.
The largest single share of Psychology graduates go on to work as Elementary & middle school teachers (4.32%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Psychology by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Psychology majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, and Outpatient care centers.
The highest paying industries of Psychology majors, by average wage, are Miscellaneous petroleum & coal products, Petroleum refining, and Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.
The number of Psychology graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.12%, from 2.75M in 2021 to 2.84M in 2022.
The industry which employs the most Psychology graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Psychology.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Psychology majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Psychology majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Psychology in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Psychology is 41.3.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Post-Masters Certificate. Female employees are more likely to hold Psychology degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Psychology (75 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Psychology. The most common ages of employees with this major are 28 and 30 years old, which represent 3.2% and 3.11% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Clinical Child Psychology are Post-Masters Certificate, Masters Degree, and Research Doctorate.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Psychology are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Doctorate degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Clinical Child Psychology.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Clinical Child Psychology for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Post-Masters Certificate recipients in Clinical Child Psychology.
White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in United Arab Emirates that hold Psychology degrees (2.85 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (27,685 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Clinical Child Psychology field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Clinical Child Psychology majors need many skills, but most especially Social Perceptiveness. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Clinical Child Psychology majors need more than the average amount of Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, and Persuasion.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Clinical Child Psychology majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Social Perceptiveness is very distinctive for majors, but the Social Perceptiveness, Reading Comprehension, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.
