The Chicago School at San Diego
San Diego, California · Also known as The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at San Diego · Website
$56,899
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$56,899
median earnings, 10 years after starting
The Chicago School at San Diego is a private nonprofit 4-year college in San Diego, California with 2 undergraduates and 110 graduate students. 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
-
Completion rate
-
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
- 60%
- Students with federal loans
- 40%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2021-22 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $12,712 in 2021-22 to $21,780 in 2024-25.
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 2
- Graduate students
- 110
- Part-time students
- 100%
- Women
- 100%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 4
- Endowment
- $967K
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 | - | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 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
4 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 15 | $108,000 | $54,966 | $76,832 | $59,571 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 9 | $82,748 | $57,435 | $73,751 | $65,184 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyProfessional | Professional | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | $28,125 | $39,596 | $53,952 | $50,706 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much do The Chicago School at San Diego graduates earn?
$56,899 a year is the median pay of former The Chicago School at San Diego 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 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's) at $57,435.
How much student debt do The Chicago School at San Diego graduates have?
$20,000 is the median federal student loan debt of The Chicago School at San Diego graduates, about $212 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 40% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at The Chicago School at San Diego?
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (15 master's graduates), Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (9 master's graduates), Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (5 professional graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 4 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.