Master's · Erie, Pennsylvania
Is Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend 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
- $49,932
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $60,273
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $51,162
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $54k (likely $54k – $54k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$10k 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
- −$359k (likely −$468k – −$238k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$423k (likely −$658k – −$141k)
- 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 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$127,665
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$120,729
- Manufacturing Engineering (Master's)$118,435
- Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)$112,269
- Accounting and Related Services (Master's)$110,498
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Undergraduate certificate)$108,264
- Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's)$104,758
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Undergraduate certificate)$102,874
- Computer Science (Bachelor's)$101,854
- Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)$96,714
- Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)$95,935
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)$93,277
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at other schools in Pennsylvania
- Widener University$98,402
- Drexel University$73,898
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine$70,622
- Arcadia University$68,618
- La Salle University$67,707
- Holy Family University$67,113
- Temple University$65,578
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania$65,499
- Rosemont College$62,583
- University of Pennsylvania$61,890