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Doctoral · Austin, Texas

Is Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin worth it?

Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Pays back in time: graduates typically recover the cost in about 2.7 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating
$84,059
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating
$101,333
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation
$40,000
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
$42k (likely $42k – $42k)
AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4
$38k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in TX
2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback
2.7 years (likely 1.8–4.7)
Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return
−$32k (likely −$204k – $160k)
Today's dollars
20-year net return
$427k (likely $82k – $878k)
Today's dollars

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