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Clinical and Counseling Psychology

Psychology · federal classification: Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology

Clinical and Counseling Psychology graduates with a bachelor's typically earned about $50,049, measured a few years after finishing (median across US programs, College Scorecard).
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Median earnings by degree level

Earnings range across schools, by degree levelEach row is a degree level: the bar is the middle half of schools' program medians (25th to 75th percentile) and the dot is the overall median. Bachelor's median $50,049, $42,234 to $58,518; Grad cert median $65,804, $60,894 to $78,532; Master's median $63,708, $55,254 to $72,026; Doctoral median $100,034, $89,274 to $108,814; First prof median $69,745, $63,129 to $83,990.$42k$76k$109kBachelor's$50,049Grad cert$65,804Master's$63,708Doctoral$100,034First prof$69,745
Earnings range across schools, by degree levelEach row is a degree level: the bar is the middle half of schools' program medians (25th to 75th percentile) and the dot is the overall median. Bachelor's median $50,049, $42,234 to $58,518; Grad cert median $65,804, $60,894 to $78,532; Master's median $63,708, $55,254 to $72,026; Doctoral median $100,034, $89,274 to $108,814; First prof median $69,745, $63,129 to $83,990.$42k$76k$109kBachelor's$50,049Grad cert$65,804Master's$63,708Doctoral$100,034First prof$69,745
DegreeMedian earningsTypical rangeSchoolsClear the bar
Bachelor's Degree$50,049$42,234 to $58,5186492%
Graduate/Professional Certificate$65,804$60,894 to $78,53219100%
Master's Degree$63,708$55,254 to $72,026332100%
Doctoral Degree$100,034$89,274 to $108,814103100%
First Professional Degree$69,745$63,129 to $83,9905100%

"Clear the bar" is the share of programs whose graduates out-earn a typical high-school graduate (the federal earnings-premium test). Typical range is the 25th to 75th percentile of program medians.

Job outlook

Projected employment growth +6% (2025 to 2035), about 419,100 openings a year across the occupations this field commonly leads to.

OccupationMedian payGrowthOpenings/yr
Managers, All Other$141,900+4.9%100,900
Management Analysts$101,860+10.1%94,100
Human Resources Specialists$75,940+6.4%73,700
Training and Development Specialists$69,280+10.8%46,000
Coaches and Scouts$47,320+6.1%36,400
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$64,330+2.9%27,800

Occupation pay and outlook: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS wages, Employment Projections). A field maps to several occupations, and the same occupations serve many majors, so these are the jobs this major commonly leads to, not positions reserved for its graduates; the openings should not be added up across majors.

Where this is studied

The 8 colleges where the most students complete a clinical and counseling psychology program, of 726 that report one. Ordered by number of completions only: this is where people study it, not a judgement about where to.

Earnings source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10), median earnings of graduates measured up to four years after completing. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise. Method: methodology. Report an error.