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Master's · Chicago, Illinois

Is Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at North Park University 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 17.6 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating
$61,957
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating
$68,374
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation
$41,193
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
$44k (likely $44k – $44k)
AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4
$3k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in IL
2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback
17.6 years (likely 6.2–20+)
Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return
−$189k (likely −$292k – −$72k)
Today's dollars
20-year net return
−$129k (likely −$344k – $127k)
Today's dollars

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