Doctoral · Washington, District of Columbia

Is Psychology, Other at The Chicago School at Washington DC 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 slowly: graduates typically recover the cost in about 14.3 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating: $97,956; Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating: $116,891; Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation: $270,545; NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published): $287k (likely $287k – $287k); AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4: $32k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in DC; 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback: 14.3 years (likely 9.8–20+); Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return: −$637k (likely −$832k – −$444k); Today's dollars
20-year net return: −$212k (likely −$594k – $201k); Today's dollars

Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.