Master's · Seattle, Washington
Is Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at Seattle Pacific 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
Pays back in time: graduates typically recover the cost in about 3.6 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $75,510
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $106,555
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $41,000
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $43k (likely $43k – $43k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $38k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in WA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 3.6 years (likely 2.4–5.7)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- $131k (likely −$31k – $326k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $631k (likely $254k – $1.08M)
- 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 Seattle Pacific University
- Computer Science (Bachelor's)$133,039
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- Engineering, General (Bachelor's)$106,291
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$95,732
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- Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)$84,493
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's)$83,306
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$80,110
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctoral)$79,957
- Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)$79,461
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's)$79,051
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's)$75,781
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at other schools in Washington
- Seattle University$93,491
- Eastern Washington University$75,656
- Central Washington University$75,017
- The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology$65,329
- Gonzaga University$63,573
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus$62,041
- City University of Seattle$56,985
- Bastyr University$54,637
- Northwest University$50,851
- Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education$50,851