10-yr median earnings
$56,899
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Washington, District of Columbia
The Chicago School at Washington DC
The Chicago School at Washington DC is a private nonprofit institution in Washington, District of Columbia. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $56,899
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
The Chicago School at Washington DC posts top-quartile former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 19%
- former-student earnings, US
- +10%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this The Chicago School at Washington DC profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C+
College Value Score
62/100
The Chicago School at Washington DC
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B+
$56,899
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price N/A
N/A
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$20,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
Not reported
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - The Chicago School at Washington DC vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How The Chicago School at Washington DC ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
The Chicago School at Washington DC: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$56,899 Top 19% higher than 81% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | The Chicago School at Washington DC | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $56,899 | #976 of 5103 | 81st |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
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Undergraduate enrollment
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Acceptance rate
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SAT average
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150%-time completion
$56,899
10-yr median earnings
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First-year retention
How The Chicago School at Washington DC ranks in District of Columbia
State rank among 17 reporting District of Columbia colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | The Chicago School at Washington DC | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $56,899 | #7 of 17 | 59th |
Highest former-student earnings in District of Columbia
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgetown University | $103,494 | $40,815 |
| 2 | George Washington University | $90,873 | $36,586 |
| 3 | American University | $77,370 | $41,943 |
| 4 | The Catholic University of America | $73,250 | $29,561 |
| 5 | Howard University | $63,066 | $50,539 |
| 6 | Arizona State University - Washington D.C. | $62,668 | - |
| 7 | The Chicago School at Washington DCThis school | $56,899 | - |
| 8 | Trinity Washington University | $53,804 | $9,302 |
| 9 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas | $46,441 | $27,320 |
| 10 | University of the District of Columbia | $44,236 | $10,648 |
| 11 | Gallaudet University | $43,101 | $15,845 |
| 12 | ECPI University-Manassas | $42,837 | - |
Outcomes
$51,817
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $51,817 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $56,899 |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $20,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $212/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctoral | 3 | 17 | $106,564 | $113,634 | $170,279 |
| Master's | 2 | 77 | $75,292 | $76,832 | $95,374 |
| Graduate Certificate | 1 | 1 | $79,692 | $79,692 | $36,238 |
Top programs at The Chicago School at Washington DC by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$113,634 median earnings
- Psychology, Other
Psychology, Other
$108,825 median earnings
- Clinical, Counseling and A…
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
$97,234 median earnings
- Clinical, Counseling and A…
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
$79,692 median earnings
- Mental and Social Health S…
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
$76,832 median earnings
- Clinical, Counseling and A…
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
$73,751 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Doctoral | 4 | $113,634 | $145,288 |
| Psychology, Other | Doctoral | 7 | $108,825 | $158,875 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Doctoral | 6 | $97,234 | $206,673 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Graduate Certificate | 1 | $79,692 | $36,238 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Master's | 31 | $76,832 | $108,000 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's | 46 | $73,751 | $82,748 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for The Chicago School at Washington DC? ▼
The Chicago School at Washington DC is a private nonprofit institution in Washington, District of Columbia.
How much do The Chicago School at Washington DC former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at The Chicago School at Washington DC who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $56,899 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $51,817.
Is The Chicago School at Washington DC worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at The Chicago School at Washington DC is $20,000, while former students earn a median of $56,899 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 35% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $212.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
Where to go next from The Chicago School at Washington DC
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Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private-nonprofit profiles compile Scorecard net-price and earnings cohorts with IPEDS structure fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.