Best Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology Degrees in the US by ROI

Top colleges ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all active states. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs Analyzed

253

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$104,634

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$40,172

Cost of attendance

# College State 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost Avg Debt
1 University of La Verne

Grad rate: 64.4%

 CA +$862,392 $91,276 $61,564 N/A Full ROI →
2 Seattle Pacific University

Grad rate: 63.8%

 WA +$836,668 $89,232 $53,986 N/A Full ROI →
3 Adler University IL +$809,980 $82,499 N/A N/A Full ROI →
4 California State University-Long Beach

Grad rate: 71.3%

 CA +$761,440 $82,103 $20,310 N/A Full ROI →
5 San Francisco State University

Grad rate: 52.2%

 CA +$750,944 $82,073 $25,258 N/A Full ROI →
6 University of Massachusetts Global CA +$727,550 $81,714 $33,365 N/A Full ROI →
7 Loyola Marymount University

Grad rate: 80.6%

 CA +$675,566 $83,365 $75,867 N/A Full ROI →
8 California State University-Northridge

Grad rate: 56.1%

 CA +$643,626 $76,213 $20,317 N/A Full ROI →
9 CUNY Queens College

Grad rate: 58.4%

 NY +$603,594 $73,544 $13,643 N/A Full ROI →
10 University of Georgia

Grad rate: 87.6%

 GA +$600,088 $74,748 $27,436 N/A Full ROI →
11 Long Island University

Grad rate: 51.8%

 NY +$561,222 $75,303 $52,419 N/A Full ROI →
12 CUNY Brooklyn College

Grad rate: 55.8%

 NY +$555,634 $71,139 $13,573 N/A Full ROI →
13 University of Southern California

Grad rate: 92.2%

 CA +$544,724 $77,704 $84,678 N/A Full ROI →
14 California Institute of Integral Studies CA +$524,060 $68,203 N/A N/A Full ROI →
15 Touro University

Grad rate: 66.4%

 NY +$519,972 $71,781 $37,824 N/A Full ROI →
16 Minnesota State University-Mankato

Grad rate: 53.3%

 MN +$478,370 $68,175 $22,565 N/A Full ROI →
17 Fordham University

Grad rate: 81.8%

 NY +$463,898 $72,930 $77,351 N/A Full ROI →
18 CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

Grad rate: 72.8%

 NY +$463,218 $66,513 $13,521 N/A Full ROI →
19 Palo Alto University CA +$451,120 $64,556 N/A N/A Full ROI →
20 Notre Dame de Namur University

Grad rate: 39.2%

 CA +$435,320 $63,766 N/A N/A Full ROI →
21 Antioch University-Santa Barbara CA +$433,260 $63,663 N/A N/A Full ROI →
22 Antioch University OH +$433,260 $63,663 N/A N/A Full ROI →
23 Antioch University-Los Angeles CA +$433,260 $63,663 N/A N/A Full ROI →
24 Antioch University-New England NH +$433,260 $63,663 N/A N/A Full ROI →
25 Rider University

Grad rate: 64.8%

 NJ +$396,236 $67,210 $53,982 N/A Full ROI →
26 Adelphi University

Grad rate: 68.2%

 NY +$390,072 $67,248 $57,444 N/A Full ROI →
27 University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Grad rate: 70.5%

 MD +$388,710 $64,229 $27,935 N/A Full ROI →
28 Aurora University

Grad rate: 59.0%

 IL +$382,056 $65,026 $39,232 N/A Full ROI →
29 Hofstra University

Grad rate: 67.4%

 NY +$380,844 $67,872 $68,298 N/A Full ROI →
30 New Jersey City University

Grad rate: 38.7%

 NJ +$379,504 $63,342 $23,668 N/A Full ROI →
31 Simmons University

Grad rate: 73.0%

 MA +$370,496 $66,876 $63,512 N/A Full ROI →
32 Northern Arizona University

Grad rate: 58.0%

 AZ +$362,850 $63,092 $29,495 N/A Full ROI →
33 Alliant International University-San Diego

Grad rate: 17.1%

 CA +$356,380 $59,819 N/A N/A Full ROI →
34 Rhode Island College

Grad rate: 45.0%

 RI +$344,340 $61,066 $18,490 N/A Full ROI →
35 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Grad rate: 70.5%

 WI +$341,630 $60,893 $18,115 N/A Full ROI →
36 California State University-Bakersfield

Grad rate: 49.5%

 CA +$334,030 $60,583 $18,815 N/A Full ROI →
37 Kean University

Grad rate: 47.0%

 NJ +$332,272 $61,106 $24,924 N/A Full ROI →
38 Cambridge College MA +$331,160 $58,558 N/A N/A Full ROI →
39 University of Wisconsin-River Falls

Grad rate: 60.0%

 WI +$322,868 $60,101 $19,576 N/A Full ROI →
40 Eastern Washington University

Grad rate: 48.4%

 WA +$311,156 $59,835 $22,772 N/A Full ROI →
41 Florida Institute of Technology

Grad rate: 66.3%

 FL +$310,046 $63,541 $60,387 N/A Full ROI →
42 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Grad rate: 50.9%

 TX +$303,914 $59,030 $18,343 N/A Full ROI →
43 Spalding University

Grad rate: 51.3%

 KY +$298,792 $61,287 $43,474 N/A Full ROI →
44 The Wright Institute CA +$290,040 $56,502 N/A N/A Full ROI →
45 University of Houston-Clear Lake

Grad rate: 52.3%

 TX +$282,104 $58,484 $23,788 N/A Full ROI →
46 Montclair State University

Grad rate: 64.8%

 NJ +$280,468 $58,616 $25,926 N/A Full ROI →
47 University of Wisconsin-Stout

Grad rate: 52.2%

 WI +$277,344 $58,029 $21,618 N/A Full ROI →
48 Wayne State University

Grad rate: 58.3%

 MI +$272,092 $58,284 $26,794 N/A Full ROI →
49 University of Northern Iowa

Grad rate: 66.3%

 IA +$270,566 $57,691 $21,627 N/A Full ROI →
50 The University of Texas at San Antonio

Grad rate: 52.3%

 TX +$266,352 $57,465 $21,474 N/A Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.

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