Doctoral · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Is Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at Chestnut Hill College worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $69,170
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $70,630
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $253,204
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $268k (likely $268k – $268k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$403 a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in PA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$847k (likely −$982k – −$711k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$881k (likely −$1.10M – −$620k)
- 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 Chestnut Hill College
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$95,650
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$80,579
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$66,885
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's)$62,814
- Security Science and Technology (Bachelor's)$60,744
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's)$59,588
- Human Services, General (Master's)$59,051
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's)$57,831
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's)$51,339
- Business/Corporate Communications (Bachelor's)$48,643
- Human Services, General (Bachelor's)$48,375
- Psychology, General (Bachelor's)$47,591
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at other schools in Pennsylvania
- La Salle University$113,093
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine$102,767
- Widener University$96,854
- Immaculata University$90,759
- Duquesne University$86,356
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania$79,646