Doctoral · Stockton, California
Is Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at University of the Pacific worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 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 3.2 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $106,060
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $107,651
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $66,169
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $70k (likely $70k – $70k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $38k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in CA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 3.2 years (likely 2.2–5.3)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$113k (likely −$285k – $65k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $247k (likely −$62k – $603k)
- 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 University of the Pacific
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's)$171,261
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First professional)$170,067
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's)$162,982
- Dentistry (First professional)$156,198
- Computer Science (Bachelor's)$147,511
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral)$128,376
- Engineering, General (Master's)$123,810
- Law (First professional)$114,281
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (First professional)$110,095
- Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)$99,573
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (First professional)$96,221
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's)$95,081
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
- Biola University$110,375
- 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