Doctoral · Chicago, Illinois
Is Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at National Louis University 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 9.7 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $75,380
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $86,626
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $111,766
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $118k (likely $118k – $118k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $21k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in IL
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 9.7 years (likely 6.9–15.5)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$342k (likely −$456k – −$217k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$45k (likely −$288k – $222k)
- 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 National Louis University
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral)$136,173
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$86,139
- Human Resources Management and Services (Master's)$79,490
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's)$78,175
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$76,905
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's)$74,580
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's)$74,144
- Public Administration (Master's)$73,033
- Curriculum and Instruction (Master's)$70,926
- Special Education and Teaching (Master's)$65,083
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's)$64,430
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's)$62,529
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at other schools in Illinois
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science$117,675
- DePaul University$116,242
- Roosevelt University$108,933
- Loyola University Chicago$104,629
- Adler University$103,713
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove$99,770
- The Chicago School at Chicago$97,234
- Wheaton College$89,362