Is a Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology degree worth it?
Across 53 schools, graduates of Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology earn a median $49,937 five years out on $23,733 of debt — most often working as Human Resources Specialists. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$49,937
Median debt
$23,733
Years to pay off
4.8
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
48%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+6.8%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
-17.8%
$46,906 vs $55,266
Net price
$20,188/yr
Debt-test failures
13.6%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$9,689
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.