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 graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York22$57,2041 year out$55,215—2Albright CollegeReading, Pennsylvania14$48,8381 year out$51,623$39,762 3Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania11$43,9641 year out$48,949$47,976 4Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, Minnesota23$42,4061 year out$49,634$24,948 5Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts133$42,3841 year out$68,755$17,361 6Los Angeles Pacific UniversityGlendora, California44$41,8031 year out—$46,561 7Emmanuel CollegeBoston, Massachusetts34$41,5221 year out$59,620$27,000 8Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, Florida19$41,4561 year out$81,800$24,620 9Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottPrescott, Arizona13$41,4561 year out$81,800$24,620 10University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona441$41,1181 year out—$40,687 11Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana51$40,7061 year out—$38,759 12Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, Indiana—$40,7061 year out—$38,759 13Pace UniversityNew York, New York39$40,6711 year out$64,937$26,000 14California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California—$40,3161 year out—$14,958 15University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois26$39,8081 year out—$12,000 16Franklin UniversityColumbus, Ohio0$39,3871 year out$48,501$35,500 17Champlain CollegeBurlington, Vermont5$39,2581 year out$45,757$23,269 18Tiffin UniversityTiffin, Ohio46$38,9891 year out—$27,000 19Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, Tennessee8$38,5541 year out—$46,000 20Lesley UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts13$38,4041 year out$49,560$26,000 21SUNY College of Technology at CantonCanton, New York36$36,2541 year out$46,517$26,000 22Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts28$35,8061 year out——23CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York537$35,6561 year out$55,307$13,421 24Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee13$35,1591 year out$60,689$23,375 25Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, Indiana313$35,0861 year out—$42,443 26Thomas CollegeWaterville, Maine11$35,0651 year out—$27,000 27Wayne State CollegeWayne, Nebraska31$35,0281 year out$39,036$23,659 28Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, Florida24$34,5061 year out$48,721$32,000 29Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, North Carolina39$34,4911 year out$42,570$29,166 30University of Mary Hardin-BaylorBelton, Texas52$33,8051 year out$49,927$27,000 31University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington78$33,1921 year out$54,108$14,259 32University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington—$33,1921 year out$54,108$14,259 33University of North TexasDenton, Texas32$32,5531 year out$56,373$19,583 34SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville, New York21$31,9031 year out—$28,274 35Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota16$31,2111 year out—$29,625 36Oklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee, Oklahoma20$29,8791 year out—$25,147 37California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California—$29,4571 year out$48,688$12,500 38Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, Pennsylvania22$29,3831 year out—$25,000 39Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence, Rhode Island4$29,3141 year out$47,814$27,000 40Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York63$28,9041 year out$49,937$20,175 41University of Michigan-FlintFlint, Michigan—$28,3481 year out$51,988$28,500 42Belhaven UniversityJackson, Mississippi23$28,3161 year out—$41,825 43Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan49$28,0071 year out$54,153$27,000 44Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi57$27,8411 year out$36,197$26,000 45Clayton State UniversityMorrow, Georgia78$27,5321 year out$45,378$35,448 46Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, Alabama23$26,9881 year out—$27,691 47University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California218$26,9531 year out$63,237$15,000 48Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath Falls, Oregon30$26,5911 year out$50,408$38,546 49University at AlbanyAlbany, New York—$26,2451 year out—$22,430 50Keystone CollegeLa Plume, Pennsylvania27$25,9741 year out$38,332$27,000 51University of MaineOrono, Maine8$23,8281 year out——52Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, California16$21,4731 year out$58,931$27,000 53Toccoa Falls CollegeToccoa Falls, Georgia23$21,3191 year out$36,887$24,250 54University of Puerto Rico at PoncePonce, Puerto Rico25$12,3491 year out$23,186$5,000 55University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico34$6,0231 year out$20,730$4,500 56Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, Colorado131—1 year out——57University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois122—1 year out——58California State University-FresnoFresno, California86—1 year out——59Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington69—1 year out——60University of Puerto Rico-CarolinaCarolina, Puerto Rico64—1 year out$23,907—61Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan61—1 year out——62Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana60—1 year out—$27,075 63United States Military AcademyWest Point, New York58—1 year out——64Capella UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota37—1 year out——65Arizona Christian UniversityGlendale, Arizona29—1 year out—$24,000 66Corban UniversitySalem, Oregon27—1 year out——67Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate StudiesPortland, Oregon27—1 year out——68Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint Louis, Missouri26—1 year out——69Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona24—1 year out——70Biola UniversityLa Mirada, California23—1 year out—$27,568 71University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania23—1 year out$52,705$25,000 72Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, South Carolina23—1 year out——73Ottawa University-OttawaOttawa, Kansas22—1 year out——74Crown CollegeSaint Bonifacius, Minnesota22—1 year out—$46,863 75Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, Massachusetts21—1 year out——76Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesBoston, Massachusetts19—1 year out—$27,000 77Bellevue UniversityBellevue, Nebraska19—1 year out—$24,846 78Rogers State UniversityClaremore, Oklahoma19—1 year out——79Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenport, Iowa16—1 year out——80Aspen UniversityPhoenix, Arizona16—1 year out—$51,756 81Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoraga, California15—1 year out——82Montana State University BillingsBillings, Montana15—1 year out——83SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, New York15—1 year out——84Trinity College of FloridaTrinity, Florida14—1 year out——85Salem State UniversitySalem, Massachusetts14—1 year out——86City University of SeattleSeattle, Washington14—1 year out——87Averett UniversityDanville, Virginia13—1 year out——88Morningside UniversitySioux City, Iowa12—1 year out——89Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania12—1 year out——90Maryville CollegeMaryville, Tennessee12—1 year out——91Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois11—1 year out——92Washington Adventist UniversityTakoma Park, Maryland11—1 year out——93University of Mount OliveMount Olive, North Carolina11—1 year out——94Regis UniversityDenver, Colorado9—1 year out——95Judson UniversityElgin, Illinois9—1 year out——96Grace College and Theological SeminaryWinona Lake, Indiana9—1 year out$34,523$19,500 97Nelson UniversityWaxahachie, Texas9—1 year out——98Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona9—1 year out——99Pacific Oaks CollegePasadena, California8—1 year out——100Kentucky Christian UniversityGrayson, Kentucky8—1 year out——

Associate programs — 10 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

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

Certificate programs — 33 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida26$25,5011 year out—$13,500 2University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri53—1 year out——3Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas43—1 year out——4College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada42—1 year out——5Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri29—1 year out——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 (—).