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Doctoral · Palo Alto, California

Is Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at Palo Alto University worth it?

High confidence High confidence: 100+ 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 11.9 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating
$87,525
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating
$131,037
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation
$402,005
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
$426k (likely $426k – $426k)
AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4
$63k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in CA
2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback
11.9 years (likely 10.3–14.4)
Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return
−$515k (likely −$676k – −$376k)
Today's dollars
20-year net return
$252k (likely −$34k – $540k)
Today's dollars

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