The Chicago School at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California · Also known as The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles · Website
$56,899
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$56,899
median earnings, 10 years after starting
The Chicago School at Los Angeles is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Los Angeles, California with 337 undergraduates and 3,007 graduate students. It admits 46% of applicants and 0% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $56,899 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
$21,780
US median $11,837
Admission rate
46%
US median 78%
Completion rate
0%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,000
About $212 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$56,899
Rank 969 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Tuition and fees
- $21,780
- Students with a need-based grant
- 56%
- Students with federal loans
- 75%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $13,050 in 2016-17 to $21,780 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 46%
- Undergraduates
- 337
- Graduate students
- 3,007
- Part-time students
- 100%
- Women
- 86%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 0%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 34
- Endowment
- $23.3M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 969 of 5,094 US colleges and 128 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $21,780 | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 46% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 0% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,000 | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $51,817 | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $56,899 | $41,472 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
34 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 175 | $82,748 | $57,435 | $73,751 | $65,184 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 96 | $62,294 | $45,558 | $68,180 | $64,711 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 95 | $108,000 | $54,966 | $76,832 | $59,571 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 86 | $36,238 | $58,181 | $79,692 | $65,509 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 78 | $206,673 | $78,934 | $97,234 | $99,878 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $28,125 | $39,596 | $53,952 | $50,706 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyProfessional | Professional | 40 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 36 | $20,500 | Withheld | $53,677 | $64,095 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 13 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, OtherOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 13 | $158,875 | $85,587 | $108,825 | $100,857 |
| EconomicsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,743 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsDoctoral | Doctoral | 12 | $145,288 | $104,532 | $113,634 | $113,566 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 10 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| EconomicsOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 6 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, OtherOnlineMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,796 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 5 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Public HealthOnlineMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,751 |
| Psychology, OtherOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,208 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $88,910 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,794 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | - | - | - | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at The Chicago School at Los Angeles?
46% of applicants are admitted to The Chicago School at Los Angeles. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
How much do The Chicago School at Los Angeles graduates earn?
$56,899 a year is the median pay of former The Chicago School at Los Angeles students who work, 10 years after they started ($51,817 after 6 years). That ranks 969 of 5,094 US colleges and 128 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Doctoral) at $104,532.
How much student debt do The Chicago School at Los Angeles graduates have?
$20,000 is the median federal student loan debt of The Chicago School at Los Angeles graduates, about $212 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 75% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at The Chicago School at Los Angeles?
0% of first-time, full-time students at The Chicago School at Los Angeles finish within 6 years. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at The Chicago School at Los Angeles?
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (175 master's graduates), Psychology, General (96 master's graduates), Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (95 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 34 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.