Palo Alto University
Palo Alto, California · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
have graduates earning more than a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976 a year). 1 falls short.
1 of 3 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 2: 1 with no earnings published and 1 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 5 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all familiesnot reported
What it would cost
ED reports no net price for this school, so there is no cost figure to show. Its own cost page, or its net price calculator, is the place to check.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical California high-school graduate ($36,976 a year).
4 of 8 programs could be assessed 50% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $59,2951-year earnings | +$22,319 | above HS line (1-yr) | $75,599 | 3.4 yrs | 120 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $121,995 | +$85,019 | above HS line | $286,181 | 3.4 yrs | 91 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $85,224 | +$48,248 | above HS line | $99,711 | 2.1 yrs | 81 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $29,4321-year earnings | -$7,544 | falls short (1-yr) | $16,470 | no earnings gain | 16 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | First Professional Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $36,976 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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