Doctoral · La Mirada, California
Is Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at Biola University worth it?
Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Pays back in time: graduates typically recover the cost in about 6.1 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $79,709
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $118,556
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $133,853
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $142k (likely $142k – $142k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $50k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in CA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 6.1 years (likely 4.6–8.5)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$152k (likely −$325k – $53k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $471k (likely $102k – $935k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at Biola University
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$111,200
- Accounting and Related Services (Master's)$99,007
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$91,330
- Business/Commerce, General (Master's)$90,894
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's)$86,263
- Computer Science (Bachelor's)$78,943
- Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other (Master's)$77,659
- Education, General (Master's)$76,309
- Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)$69,873
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Bachelor's)$69,087
- Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)$65,558
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's)$62,319
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at other schools in California
- University of California-San Diego$130,000
- Palo Alto University$121,995
- Touro University Worldwide$111,201
- Fielding Graduate University$108,694
- Fuller Theological Seminary$106,857
- Alliant International University-San Diego$105,796
- Pacifica Graduate Institute$105,793
- Pepperdine University$103,432
- The Wright Institute$103,322
- University of the Pacific$100,222