PhD / Doctorate Clinical Psychology Full Time

Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology

at Palo Alto University · Palo Alto, California

Median earnings

$68,219

2 years after graduating

Study mode

Full Time

How this program compares

Against every other phd / doctorate in Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology in the United States, this one ranks 22 of 92 on graduate earnings — in the top quarter. Within California it is 2 of 4.

	This program	Typical Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology phd / doctorate
Median earnings	$68,219	$62,186

Graduates here earn about 10% above the typical Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology phd / doctorate in the country.

What this program covers

A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of clinical psychology, involving the analysis, diagnosis, and clinical treatment of psychological disorders and behavioral pathologies. Includes instruction in clinical assessment and diagnosis, personality appraisal, psychopathology, clinical psychopharmacology, behavior modification, therapeutic intervention skills, patient interviewing, personalized and group therapy, child and adolescent therapy, cognitive and behavioral therapy, supervised clinical practice, ethical standards, and applicable regulations.

Definition of CIP 422801 “Clinical Psychology” from the US Department of Education’s Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP 2020).

Where this degree leads

Occupations the Department of Education links to this field of study in its CIP-to-SOC crosswalk.

Managers, All Other Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Psychologists, All Other Mental Health Counselors Counselors, All Other Human Resources Managers Training and Development Managers Human Resources Specialists Management Analysts Training and Development Specialists Industrial-Organizational Psychologists School Psychologists Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Teaching Assistants, Special Education Coaches and Scouts

What graduates earn — and owe

Students who completed the phd / doctorate in Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at Palo Alto University had median earnings of $68,219 2 years after graduating.

Figures cover federally aided students only and are published by the US Department of Education in the College Scorecard field-of-study data. Where too few students completed a program, the department withholds the figure for privacy — so some programs show none.

About this listing

Palo Alto University reports this program to the US Department of Education under CIP code 4228. Tuition, intake dates and entry requirements are set by the university and are not part of the federal record — check the university profile or its own site for those.