Best Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology Degrees in California by ROI

Colleges in California ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment — calculated from median graduate earnings, total attendance cost, and average student debt. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs in California

30

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$329,279

Across California programs

Average Annual Cost

$46,745

Cost of attendance

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

Grad rate: 64.4%

 +$862,392 $91,276 $61,564 N/A Full ROI →
2 California State University-Long Beach

Grad rate: 71.3%

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

Grad rate: 52.2%

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

Grad rate: 80.6%

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

Grad rate: 56.1%

 +$643,626 $76,213 $20,317 N/A Full ROI →
7 University of Southern California

Grad rate: 92.2%

 +$544,724 $77,704 $84,678 N/A Full ROI →
8 California Institute of Integral Studies +$524,060 $68,203 N/A N/A Full ROI →
9 Palo Alto University +$451,120 $64,556 N/A N/A Full ROI →
10 Notre Dame de Namur University

Grad rate: 39.2%

 +$435,320 $63,766 N/A N/A Full ROI →
11 Antioch University-Santa Barbara +$433,260 $63,663 N/A N/A Full ROI →
12 Antioch University-Los Angeles +$433,260 $63,663 N/A N/A Full ROI →
13 Alliant International University-San Diego

Grad rate: 17.1%

 +$356,380 $59,819 N/A N/A Full ROI →
14 California State University-Bakersfield

Grad rate: 49.5%

 +$334,030 $60,583 $18,815 N/A Full ROI →
15 The Wright Institute +$290,040 $56,502 N/A N/A Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost (annual cost × programme years) − Debt Payoff (avg debt × 1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20 = $840,000)

A positive ROI means a degree in this field pays off relative to entering the workforce without one. Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.

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