Master's · Canyon, Texas
Is Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at West Texas A & M 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
- $53,558
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $63,290
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $49,684
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $53k (likely $53k – $53k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $246 a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in TX
- 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
- −$226k (likely −$324k – −$128k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$169k (likely −$394k – $61k)
- 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 West Texas A & M University
- Management Information Systems and Services (Master's)$143,805
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$124,819
- Finance and Financial Management Services (Master's)$121,970
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's)$118,510
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's)$117,518
- Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)$93,938
- Computer Science (Bachelor's)$93,925
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Master's)$89,631
- Accounting and Related Services (Master's)$83,825
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$79,583
- Public Administration (Bachelor's)$74,261
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$71,979
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at other schools in Texas
- St. Mary's University$92,592
- University of North Texas$75,626
- University of Houston-Clear Lake$72,708
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley$72,427
- Houston Christian University$69,658
- Texas A&M University-College Station$68,483
- Texas A&M University-Central Texas$67,045
- Lamar University$66,540
- Texas A&M University-Victoria$66,116
- The University of Texas at Austin$65,180