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1. DEBT: Applicants' mean reported debt load related to
graduate level study in psychology was $85,545 (SD = 73,572,
median = $80,000), a 9.8% increase from 2010 (see question
11). Approximately 44% reported debt of $100,000 or higher
(compared to 39% in 2010), while 22% reported debt exceeding
$150,000 (compared to 18% in 2010). This is the craziest part of the survey!
Please note that these figures do not include any additional
debt that these students may accrue during the remainder of
their graduate training (e.g., during internship).
2. COST: The average total cost of participating in the
selection process rose 6.3% as compared to 2010 (see
question 20).
As seen in previous years, the cost of participation varied
dramatically across applicants. While the average applicant
spent $1,812 (SD = $1,483, median = $1,425), many applicants
spent considerably less while many spent considerably more.
3. NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS: Applicants submitted an average of
16.0 internship applications (see question 15), as compared
to 15.1 applications last year, and received an average of
6.4 interviews (see question 17). Despite the increase in
the mean number of applications submitted, the number of
interviews received was unchanged from the last two years .
Last year's introduction of the AAPI Online service provided
a financial incentive for applicants to submit no more than
15 applications.
4. PREVIOUS PARTICIPATION: Approximately 9% of applicants
reported having participated in a previous APPIC Match
(see question 13).
5. GENDER: Approximately 79% of internship applicants in the
2011 Match were female (see question 38). Questions 33-41
provide additional demographic information.
6. PRACTICUM HOURS: Median doctoral hours reported by
applicants from the 2011 APPIC Match (see question 46):
Doctoral Intervention: Median = 573
Doctoral Assessment: Median = 148
Doctoral Supervision: Median = 303
Question 46 also provides the median numbers of masters
practicum hours reported by applicants.
APPIC recommends that applicants interpret these numbers
cautiously. Applicants should NOT assume that the numbers
of practicum hours reported are necessary to successfully
obtain an internship, as many Training Directors have told
us that they consider these raw numbers to be one of the
less important aspects of an application.
7. SALARY: Matched applicants reported a mean internship
salary of $24,218, an increase of 2.2% from 2010 (see
question 26).
8. GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTIONS: Approximately 41% of applicants
reported having geographic restrictions on their internship
search (see question 43 for specific definitions). This
compares to 45% in 2010 and 51% in 2009.
The debt levels seem insane to me because they don't reflect current salary levels in the field, particularly since starting salaries can be as low as 25K. Its crazy to me that 44% of clinical students/counseling students have over $100,000 in debt at the time of the survey and 22% have more than $150,000 (and they will accrue more debt by the time they graduate!). This seems to be more widespread and not just a problem at the professional school level. I don't know how people sleep at night with this kind of debt since student loans are impossible to get rid of unless you move to a foreign country.
graduate level study in psychology was $85,545 (SD = 73,572,
median = $80,000), a 9.8% increase from 2010 (see question
11). Approximately 44% reported debt of $100,000 or higher
(compared to 39% in 2010), while 22% reported debt exceeding
$150,000 (compared to 18% in 2010). This is the craziest part of the survey!
Please note that these figures do not include any additional
debt that these students may accrue during the remainder of
their graduate training (e.g., during internship).
2. COST: The average total cost of participating in the
selection process rose 6.3% as compared to 2010 (see
question 20).
As seen in previous years, the cost of participation varied
dramatically across applicants. While the average applicant
spent $1,812 (SD = $1,483, median = $1,425), many applicants
spent considerably less while many spent considerably more.
3. NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS: Applicants submitted an average of
16.0 internship applications (see question 15), as compared
to 15.1 applications last year, and received an average of
6.4 interviews (see question 17). Despite the increase in
the mean number of applications submitted, the number of
interviews received was unchanged from the last two years .
Last year's introduction of the AAPI Online service provided
a financial incentive for applicants to submit no more than
15 applications.
4. PREVIOUS PARTICIPATION: Approximately 9% of applicants
reported having participated in a previous APPIC Match
(see question 13).
5. GENDER: Approximately 79% of internship applicants in the
2011 Match were female (see question 38). Questions 33-41
provide additional demographic information.
6. PRACTICUM HOURS: Median doctoral hours reported by
applicants from the 2011 APPIC Match (see question 46):
Doctoral Intervention: Median = 573
Doctoral Assessment: Median = 148
Doctoral Supervision: Median = 303
Question 46 also provides the median numbers of masters
practicum hours reported by applicants.
APPIC recommends that applicants interpret these numbers
cautiously. Applicants should NOT assume that the numbers
of practicum hours reported are necessary to successfully
obtain an internship, as many Training Directors have told
us that they consider these raw numbers to be one of the
less important aspects of an application.
7. SALARY: Matched applicants reported a mean internship
salary of $24,218, an increase of 2.2% from 2010 (see
question 26).
8. GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTIONS: Approximately 41% of applicants
reported having geographic restrictions on their internship
search (see question 43 for specific definitions). This
compares to 45% in 2010 and 51% in 2009.
The debt levels seem insane to me because they don't reflect current salary levels in the field, particularly since starting salaries can be as low as 25K. Its crazy to me that 44% of clinical students/counseling students have over $100,000 in debt at the time of the survey and 22% have more than $150,000 (and they will accrue more debt by the time they graduate!). This seems to be more widespread and not just a problem at the professional school level. I don't know how people sleep at night with this kind of debt since student loans are impossible to get rid of unless you move to a foreign country.
