Master's · Grand Rapids, Michigan
Is Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at Cornerstone 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
- $57,484
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $59,926
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $51,742
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $55k (likely $55k – $55k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$6k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in MI
- 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
- −$295k (likely −$377k – −$187k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$359k (likely −$527k – −$145k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
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- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$67,148
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- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's)$61,067
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- Psychology, General (Bachelor's)$47,933
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's)$47,341
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at other schools in Michigan
- Wayne State University$76,420
- Michigan State University$74,956
- Western Michigan University$72,299
- Northern Michigan University$69,820
- University of Detroit Mercy$67,169
- Eastern Michigan University$66,565
- Baker College$62,562
- Spring Arbor University$60,581
- University of Michigan-Dearborn$59,950
- Grand Valley State University$58,806