Median earnings of clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates (doctoral degree) one year after graduation, at 105 colleges. National median: $78,298, rising to $100,105 after four years.
| # | College | State | Earnings after 1 yr | After 4 yrs | Median debt |
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| 1 | Touro University Worldwide | CA | $111,201 | — | $78,356 |
| 2 | Long Island University | NY | $109,993 | $109,668 | $179,265 |
| 3 | University of North Dakota | ND | $104,086 | $100,034 | — |
| 4 | St. John's University-New York | NY | $102,691 | $97,270 | $54,112 |
| 5 | Auburn University | AL | $101,065 | $103,093 | $72,617 |
| 6 | Kean University | NJ | $98,824 | — | — |
| 7 | University of the Pacific | CA | $98,741 | $100,222 | $66,169 |
| 8 | Pacifica Graduate Institute | CA | $95,583 | $105,793 | $239,460 |
| 9 | University of San Francisco | CA | $94,953 | — | — |
| 10 | Pacific University | OR | $94,211 | $108,345 | $280,448 |
| 11 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | $90,291 | $100,105 | $101,110 |
| 12 | Arizona State University Digital Immersion | AZ | $90,291 | $100,105 | $101,110 |
| 13 | National University | CA | $89,962 | — | $82,739 |
| 14 | Texas A&M University-College Station | TX | $89,608 | $91,194 | $48,742 |
| 15 | Marshall University | WV | $89,529 | — | $92,765 |
| 16 | University of Indianapolis | IN | $88,977 | $100,843 | $177,533 |
| 17 | Alliant International University-San Diego | CA | $88,447 | $105,796 | $215,802 |
| 18 | California Lutheran University | CA | $87,918 | — | $165,062 |
| 19 | CUNY Graduate School and University Center | NY | $87,722 | $124,608 | — |
| 20 | Wright State University-Main Campus | OH | $87,613 | $113,593 | $177,130 |
| 21 | La Salle University | PA | $87,533 | $113,093 | $186,480 |
| 22 | Hofstra University | NY | $86,808 | $127,131 | — |
| 23 | Loyola University Chicago | IL | $86,442 | $104,629 | — |
| 24 | University of the Cumberlands | KY | $86,304 | — | $45,684 |
| 25 | Florida Institute of Technology | FL | $86,230 | $114,742 | $132,586 |
| 26 | Texas Tech University | TX | $85,449 | $89,918 | $36,369 |
| 27 | University of Denver | CO | $85,255 | $90,551 | $191,099 |
| 28 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | TN | $85,211 | — | — |
| 29 | University of North Texas | TX | $84,570 | $103,267 | $27,925 |
| 30 | University of Georgia | GA | $84,431 | $83,158 | $67,892 |
| 31 | Virginia Commonwealth University | VA | $83,716 | — | $41,000 |
| 32 | Loyola University Maryland | MD | $83,283 | $109,532 | $122,430 |
| 33 | Capella University | MN | $82,815 | $87,549 | $100,441 |
| 34 | Indiana State University | IN | $82,784 | — | — |
| 35 | Walden University | MN | $82,743 | $77,515 | $140,029 |
| 36 | The Chicago School at Chicago | IL | $82,720 | $97,234 | $204,953 |
| 37 | The Chicago School at Los Angeles | CA | $82,720 | $97,234 | $204,953 |
| 38 | The Chicago School at Washington DC | DC | $82,720 | $97,234 | $204,953 |
| 39 | Northwest University | WA | $82,394 | — | $156,226 |
| 40 | Fielding Graduate University | CA | $81,709 | $108,694 | $227,610 |
| 41 | Palo Alto University | CA | $81,485 | $121,995 | $402,005 |
| 42 | University of Rhode Island | RI | $81,400 | $98,161 | — |
| 43 | University of Kansas | KS | $80,998 | $119,800 | — |
| 44 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | WI | $80,909 | $104,681 | — |
| 45 | Texas Woman's University | TX | $80,564 | $107,367 | — |
| 46 | Seattle Pacific University | WA | $79,957 | — | $183,798 |
| 47 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | PA | $79,646 | $98,489 | — |
| 48 | Mercer University | GA | $79,601 | $94,134 | $145,556 |
| 49 | Spalding University | KY | $79,406 | $101,833 | $157,535 |
| 50 | Liberty University | VA | $79,287 | — | $79,250 |
| 51 | Fordham University | NY | $79,256 | $112,494 | $96,453 |
| 52 | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | MN | $78,529 | $89,093 | — |
| 53 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | FL | $78,298 | — | $147,007 |
| 54 | The University of Texas at Austin | TX | $78,258 | $94,340 | $40,000 |
| 55 | University of Houston | TX | $78,198 | $114,813 | $42,644 |
| 56 | University of Hartford | CT | $77,867 | $108,192 | $113,484 |
| 57 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | OK | $77,459 | $93,208 | — |
| 58 | Regent University | VA | $77,400 | $97,165 | $82,000 |
| 59 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | PA | $76,837 | $102,767 | $183,156 |
| 60 | William James College | MA | $75,775 | $98,466 | $228,827 |
| 61 | Western Michigan University | MI | $75,566 | $94,135 | $64,717 |
| 62 | Pepperdine University | CA | $75,320 | $103,432 | $190,001 |
| 63 | Ball State University | IN | $75,190 | $98,442 | $60,607 |
| 64 | Biola University | CA | $74,209 | $110,375 | $133,853 |
| 65 | Antioch University | OH | $74,009 | $86,442 | $206,045 |
| 66 | George Fox University | OR | $73,603 | $114,287 | $185,250 |
| 67 | The Wright Institute | CA | $73,322 | $103,322 | $239,632 |
| 68 | Midwestern University-Downers Grove | IL | $72,767 | $99,770 | $259,020 |
| 69 | Howard University | DC | $72,329 | $92,090 | — |
| 70 | Fuller Theological Seminary | CA | $72,240 | $106,857 | $181,668 |
| 71 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | WI | $72,222 | — | — |
| 72 | University at Albany | NY | $71,726 | $108,938 | — |
| 73 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | NJ | $71,487 | $129,635 | — |
| 74 | University of Oregon | OR | $70,544 | $97,549 | — |
| 75 | Wheaton College | IL | $70,513 | $89,362 | $128,998 |
| 76 | University of Arizona | AZ | $70,300 | $74,268 | $45,076 |
| 77 | National Louis University | IL | $70,178 | $80,648 | $111,766 |
| 78 | East Carolina University | NC | $69,544 | $71,690 | — |
| 79 | University of Florida | FL | $69,465 | $97,680 | — |
| 80 | University of South Florida | FL | $69,176 | — | — |
| 81 | Adler University | IL | $69,158 | $103,713 | $245,874 |
| 82 | Gallaudet University | DC | $68,931 | — | — |
| 83 | Xavier University | OH | $68,118 | $108,653 | $117,900 |
| 84 | Florida International University | FL | $68,043 | — | — |
| 85 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | CO | $67,868 | $74,497 | — |
| 86 | University of Northern Colorado | CO | $67,663 | $73,007 | $84,582 |
| 87 | George Washington University | DC | $67,504 | $106,137 | $124,751 |
| 88 | The New School | NY | $67,394 | $128,575 | — |
| 89 | Roberts Wesleyan University | NY | $67,219 | — | — |
| 90 | Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | IL | $66,929 | $117,675 | — |
| 91 | Nova Southeastern University | FL | $66,242 | $99,428 | $234,638 |
| 92 | Widener University | PA | $65,304 | $96,854 | $154,860 |
| 93 | Chestnut Hill College | PA | $64,397 | $65,756 | $253,204 |
| 94 | Idaho State University | ID | $63,338 | — | — |
| 95 | Immaculata University | PA | $61,496 | $90,759 | $141,500 |
| 96 | University of Utah | UT | $61,405 | $92,052 | — |
| 97 | Yeshiva University | NY | $60,781 | $108,399 | $117,582 |
| 98 | Albizu University-Miami | FL | $59,515 | $93,578 | $143,249 |
| 99 | Albizu University-San Juan | PR | $59,515 | $93,578 | $143,249 |
| 100 | Mississippi Christian University | MS | $57,337 | $62,015 | $106,039 |
| 101 | Kent State University at Kent | OH | $56,097 | $67,929 | $50,206 |
| 102 | Eastern Kentucky University | KY | $53,772 | — | — |
| 103 | Ponce Health Sciences University | PR | $46,211 | — | — |
| 104 | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | PR | $32,098 | $33,204 | $118,800 |
| 105 | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | PR | $32,098 | $33,204 | $118,800 |
Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.
Frequently asked questions
How much do clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates earn?
The median college reports $78,298 in earnings one year after a doctoral degree in clinical, counseling and applied psychology and $100,105 four years after. The highest is $111,201 at Touro University Worldwide.
How much student debt do clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates have?
The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $132,586 at the typical college.