Master's · San Antonio, Texas
Is Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at Our Lady of the Lake 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
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $49,562
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- Not enough graduates to report
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $61,500
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $65k (likely $65k – $65k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$11k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in TX
- 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
- −$360k (likely −$445k – −$271k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$475k (likely −$646k – −$290k)
- 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 Our Lady of the Lake University
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's)$97,072
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Doctoral)$94,546
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$80,366
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$67,919
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's)$66,803
- Social Work (Master's)$62,913
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's)$59,876
- Psychology, General (Master's)$58,231
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's)$53,882
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's)$53,505
- Social Work (Bachelor's)$51,943
- Biology, General (Bachelor's)$48,915
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at other schools in Texas
- St. Mary's University$92,592
- University of North Texas$75,626
- University of Houston-Clear Lake$72,708
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley$72,427
- Houston Christian University$69,658
- Texas A&M University-College Station$68,483
- Texas A&M University-Central Texas$67,045
- Lamar University$66,540
- Texas A&M University-Victoria$66,116
- The University of Texas at Austin$65,180