Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology

4,841 students earn a clinical, counseling and applied psychology credential each year across 201 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $34,506
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $49,937

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 166 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York537$35,6561 year out$55,307$13,421 2University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona441$41,1181 year out—$40,687 3Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, Indiana313$35,0861 year out—$42,443 4University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California218$26,9531 year out$63,237$15,000 5Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts133$42,3841 year out$68,755$17,361 6Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, Colorado131—1 year out——7University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois122—1 year out——8California State University-FresnoFresno, California86—1 year out——9Clayton State UniversityMorrow, Georgia78$27,5321 year out$45,378$35,448 10University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington78$33,1921 year out$54,108$14,259 11Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington69—1 year out——12University of Puerto Rico-CarolinaCarolina, Puerto Rico64—1 year out$23,907—13Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York63$28,9041 year out$49,937$20,175 14Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan61—1 year out——15Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana60—1 year out—$27,075 16United States Military AcademyWest Point, New York58—1 year out——17Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi57$27,8411 year out$36,197$26,000 18University of Mary Hardin-BaylorBelton, Texas52$33,8051 year out$49,927$27,000 19Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana51$40,7061 year out—$38,759 20Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan49$28,0071 year out$54,153$27,000 21Tiffin UniversityTiffin, Ohio46$38,9891 year out—$27,000 22Los Angeles Pacific UniversityGlendora, California44$41,8031 year out—$46,561 23Pace UniversityNew York, New York39$40,6711 year out$64,937$26,000 24Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, North Carolina39$34,4911 year out$42,570$29,166 25Capella UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota37—1 year out——26SUNY College of Technology at CantonCanton, New York36$36,2541 year out$46,517$26,000 27Emmanuel CollegeBoston, Massachusetts34$41,5221 year out$59,620$27,000 28University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico34$6,0231 year out$20,730$4,500 29University of North TexasDenton, Texas32$32,5531 year out$56,373$19,583 30Wayne State CollegeWayne, Nebraska31$35,0281 year out$39,036$23,659 31Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath Falls, Oregon30$26,5911 year out$50,408$38,546 32Arizona Christian UniversityGlendale, Arizona29—1 year out—$24,000 33Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts28$35,8061 year out——34Corban UniversitySalem, Oregon27—1 year out——35Keystone CollegeLa Plume, Pennsylvania27$25,9741 year out$38,332$27,000 36Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate StudiesPortland, Oregon27—1 year out——37University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois26$39,8081 year out—$12,000 38Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint Louis, Missouri26—1 year out——39University of Puerto Rico at PoncePonce, Puerto Rico25$12,3491 year out$23,186$5,000 40Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona24—1 year out——41Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, Florida24$34,5061 year out$48,721$32,000 42Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, Alabama23$26,9881 year out—$27,691 43Biola UniversityLa Mirada, California23—1 year out—$27,568 44Toccoa Falls CollegeToccoa Falls, Georgia23$21,3191 year out$36,887$24,250 45Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, Minnesota23$42,4061 year out$49,634$24,948 46Belhaven UniversityJackson, Mississippi23$28,3161 year out—$41,825 47University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania23—1 year out$52,705$25,000 48Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, South Carolina23—1 year out——49Ottawa University-OttawaOttawa, Kansas22—1 year out——50Crown CollegeSaint Bonifacius, Minnesota22—1 year out—$46,863 51CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York22$57,2041 year out$55,215—52Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, Pennsylvania22$29,3831 year out—$25,000 53Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, Massachusetts21—1 year out——54SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville, New York21$31,9031 year out—$28,274 55Oklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee, Oklahoma20$29,8791 year out—$25,147 56Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, Florida19$41,4561 year out$81,800$24,620 57Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesBoston, Massachusetts19—1 year out—$27,000 58Bellevue UniversityBellevue, Nebraska19—1 year out—$24,846 59Rogers State UniversityClaremore, Oklahoma19—1 year out——60Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, California16$21,4731 year out$58,931$27,000 61Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenport, Iowa16—1 year out——62Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota16$31,2111 year out—$29,625 63Aspen UniversityPhoenix, Arizona16—1 year out—$51,756 64Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoraga, California15—1 year out——65Montana State University BillingsBillings, Montana15—1 year out——66SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, New York15—1 year out——67Trinity College of FloridaTrinity, Florida14—1 year out——68Salem State UniversitySalem, Massachusetts14—1 year out——69Albright CollegeReading, Pennsylvania14$48,8381 year out$51,623$39,762 70City University of SeattleSeattle, Washington14—1 year out——71Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottPrescott, Arizona13$41,4561 year out$81,800$24,620 72Lesley UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts13$38,4041 year out$49,560$26,000 73Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee13$35,1591 year out$60,689$23,375 74Averett UniversityDanville, Virginia13—1 year out——75Morningside UniversitySioux City, Iowa12—1 year out——76Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania12—1 year out——77Maryville CollegeMaryville, Tennessee12—1 year out——78Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois11—1 year out——79Thomas CollegeWaterville, Maine11$35,0651 year out—$27,000 80Washington Adventist UniversityTakoma Park, Maryland11—1 year out——81University of Mount OliveMount Olive, North Carolina11—1 year out——82Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania11$43,9641 year out$48,949$47,976 83Regis UniversityDenver, Colorado9—1 year out——84Judson UniversityElgin, Illinois9—1 year out——85Grace College and Theological SeminaryWinona Lake, Indiana9—1 year out$34,523$19,500 86Nelson UniversityWaxahachie, Texas9—1 year out——87Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona9—1 year out——88Pacific Oaks CollegePasadena, California8—1 year out——89Kentucky Christian UniversityGrayson, Kentucky8—1 year out——90New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryNew Orleans, Louisiana8—1 year out——91University of MaineOrono, Maine8$23,8281 year out——92Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMarshall, Minnesota8—1 year out——93Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, Tennessee8$38,5541 year out—$46,000 94Concordia University-IrvineIrvine, California7—1 year out——95Emmaus Bible CollegeDubuque, Iowa7—1 year out——96New England CollegeHenniker, New Hampshire7—1 year out—$43,585 97Rosemont CollegeRosemont, Pennsylvania7—1 year out——98Columbia CollegeColumbia, South Carolina7—1 year out——99Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, Tennessee7—1 year out——100Vermont State UniversityRandolph, Vermont7—1 year out$55,563—

Associate programs — 10 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada17—1 year out——2Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem, Pennsylvania12—1 year out——3Clinton Community CollegePlattsburgh, New York7—1 year out——4Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio3—1 year out——5Hobe Sound Bible CollegeHobe Sound, Florida2—1 year out——6East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba, Mississippi2—1 year out——7Alpena Community CollegeAlpena, Michigan1—1 year out——8Minnesota North CollegeHibbing, Minnesota1—1 year out$38,221—9Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, Tennessee1—1 year out——10Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell, Pennsylvania—$22,2681 year out—$12,000

Certificate programs — 33 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri53—1 year out——2Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas43—1 year out——3College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada42—1 year out——4Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri29—1 year out——5Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida26$25,5011 year out—$13,500 6University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North Dakota24—1 year out——7Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah23—1 year out——8Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri18—1 year out——9University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania17—1 year out——10Corban UniversitySalem, Oregon14—1 year out——11St. Mary's UniversitySan Antonio, Texas12—1 year out——12Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington11—1 year out——13University of MaineOrono, Maine10—1 year out——14Central Ohio Technical CollegeNewark, Ohio9—1 year out——15Park UniversityParkville, Missouri8—1 year out——16Madonna UniversityLivonia, Michigan7—1 year out——17Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri7—1 year out——18University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio7—1 year out——19Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, Louisiana4—1 year out——20Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan4—1 year out——21La Roche UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——22Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——23Pennsylvania State University-Penn State SchuylkillSchuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——24Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——25Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady UniversityBaton Rouge, Louisiana2—1 year out——26University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan2—1 year out——27Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey2—1 year out——28Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater AlleghenyMcKeesport, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——29Indiana University-South BendSouth Bend, Indiana1—1 year out——30St. Joseph's University-New YorkBrooklyn, New York1—1 year out——31Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——32University of South DakotaVermillion, South Dakota1—1 year out——33Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).