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Highest earning master's clinical and counseling psychology programs in California
California clinical and counseling psychology programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapman University | Orange | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $90,639 | 43 |
| 2 | California State University-Northridge | Northridge | Public, 4-year | $81,871 | 45 |
| 3 | California State University-Long Beach | Long Beach | Public, 4-year | $81,000 | 54 |
| 4 | Alliant International University-San Diego | San Diego | For-profit, 4-year | $77,101 | 101 |
| 5 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $71,497 | 125 |
| 6 | Notre Dame de Namur University | Belmont | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $66,641 | 32 |
| 7 | Santa Clara University | Santa Clara | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $65,541 | 114 |
| 8 | University of San Francisco | San Francisco | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $65,358 | 177 |
| 9 | Mount Saint Mary's University | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $61,342 | 112 |
| 10 | Touro University Worldwide | Los Alamitos | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $61,331 | 61 |
| 11 | California State University-Fullerton | Fullerton | Public, 4-year | $60,149 | 40 |
| 12 | The Wright Institute | Berkeley | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $58,876 | 84 |
| 13 | Los Angeles Pacific University | San Dimas | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $58,016 | 67 |
| 14 | National University | San Diego | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $57,834 | 1,258 |
| 15 | The Chicago School | Anaheim | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $57,435 | 766 |
| 16 | Point Loma Nazarene University | San Diego | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $56,660 | 39 |
| 17 | California Baptist University | Riverside | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $55,299 | 249 |
| 18 | Hope International University | Fullerton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $52,518 | 84 |
| 19 | University of San Diego | San Diego | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $52,463 | 78 |
| 20 | Antioch University | Culver City | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $49,735 | 274 |
| 21 | Pepperdine University | Malibu | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $49,456 | 288 |
| 22 | Northcentral University | San Diego | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $45,417 | 74 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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