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Doctoral · Berkeley, California

Is Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at The Wright Institute 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 11 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating
$78,757
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating
$110,980
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation
$239,632
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
$254k (likely $254k – $254k)
AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4
$42k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in CA
2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback
11 years (likely 8.8–14.0)
Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return
−$422k (likely −$568k – −$281k)
Today's dollars
20-year net return
$98k (likely −$163k – $404k)
Today's dollars

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