Master's · New York, New York
Is Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice 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 slowly: graduates typically recover the cost in about 13.7 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $55,805
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $73,921
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $41,000
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $43k (likely $43k – $43k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $5k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in NY
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 13.7 years (likely 7.4–20+)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$186k (likely −$271k – −$89k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$75k (likely −$271k – $138k)
- 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 CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor's)$96,069
- Security Science and Technology (Master's)$93,984
- Homeland Security (Master's)$85,873
- Public Administration (Master's)$83,931
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (Master's)$79,246
- Philosophy (Bachelor's)$78,041
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (Bachelor's)$77,144
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (Post-baccalaureate certificate)$74,889
- Fire Protection (Bachelor's)$72,228
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Master's)$69,322
- Physical Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$68,781
- Public Administration (Bachelor's)$66,834
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at other schools in New York
- CUNY Bernard M Baruch College$101,297
- Teachers College at Columbia University$91,522
- Hofstra University$90,301
- Touro University$86,288
- CUNY Queens College$86,240
- Long Island University$84,783
- CUNY Brooklyn College$84,744
- CUNY Hunter College$80,132
- Mercy University$78,548
- Marist University$74,053