The Chicago School at Los Angeles

The Chicago School at Los Angeles is a private nonprofit university in Los Angeles, California, enrolling 337 undergraduates. The published tuition and fees are $21,780, which reflects the instructional price before room, board and other expenses.

Net price is the amount aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships. Among comparable institutions (same type and size), the median net price is $22,347.

That figure represents the middle value for similar schools. It serves as a benchmark for what students typically pay after aid at institutions of the same control and size.

Individual aid packages differ by family income and assets. The final price a student faces depends on their specific grant and scholarship eligibility.

The Chicago School at Los Angeles's strongest pillar in the Azimuth rankings is return, at the 84th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The median earnings figure four years after completion is $82,068, at the 90th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

That is $26,153 above the $55,915 median for comparable institutions. Graduates earn about $11,232 more than the model expects for similar students.

That puts the gap at the 86th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) subtracts $13,178.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $24,410. Within the measured factors, the STEM component subtracts $1,659.

Among federally aided completers at The Chicago School at Los Angeles who are working and not enrolled, the median four years after finishing is $82,068. That amount is $26,153 above the $55,915 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

That earnings measure sits in the 90th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That median is drawn from 642 completers in the earnings cohort.

Graduates earn about $11,232 more than the model expects for similar students. Based on the program mix, an estimated 50.0% of graduates continue to graduate study.

The median earnings figure for The Chicago School at Los Angeles sits well above its peer group. Four years after completion, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $82,068, at the 90th percentile nationally.

That is $26,153 above the $55,915 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Azimuth ranks the university #240 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $11,232 more than the model expects for similar students. That places the gap at the 86th percentile.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) subtracts $13,178. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $24,410.

Within the measured factors, the STEM component subtracts $1,659. The university awards degrees in a single field, Psychology.

An estimated 50.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.

These are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates. The single program with published earnings data is Psychology, which awards 31 degrees a year.

Its graduates earn a median of $53,952 four years after completion, or 1.06x the national median for the field.

Borrowers who finish at The Chicago School at Los Angeles hold a median of $20,000 in federal student loans. That figure covers borrowers who completed and excludes Parent PLUS.

It is $5,000 below the median at comparable institutions (same type and size). If repaid over ten years, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $227 a month.

Parents who borrow through Parent PLUS hold a separate median of $21,265. Graduates earn about $11,232 more than the model expects for similar students.

With debt below the peer median, the earnings and debt figures point the same direction.

The Chicago School at Los Angeles admits 46.3% of applicants, against a median of 75.7% for comparable institutions (same type and size).

The Chicago School at Los Angeles is a specialized institution: all of its bachelor's degrees are awarded in Psychology. The sole program is Psychology, with 31 degrees awarded.

Four years after completion, graduates of the Psychology program earn a median of $53,952. Azimuth ranks it #29 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field, and #7 in California.

With only one program, the program-level data and the school-level data are the same. A student considering The Chicago School at Los Angeles is choosing a single field of study, and the return figures for the institution are the return figures for that field.

The Chicago School at Los Angeles is a focused institution: Psychology accounts for 100.0% of bachelor's degrees awarded, and the university has 1 nationally ranked program with published earnings data. That program is Psychology, which awarded 31 degrees in the most recent year.

Four years after completion, its graduates earn a median of $53,952, which is 1.06x the national median for the field. Azimuth ranks the program #29 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions and #7 in California.

A student considering The Chicago School at Los Angeles is choosing a single field with a strong earnings profile relative to its peers.

The Chicago School at Los Angeles awards bachelor's degrees in a single program family: Psychology accounts for 100.0% of degrees awarded. The university has 1 program with an Azimuth national rank and 1 with published four-year earnings data.

The largest program is Psychology, at 31 degrees awarded a year. Azimuth ranks Psychology #7 in California within its field.

Graduates earn a median of $53,952 four years after completion, a benchmark ratio of 1.06x against the national median for the field. The program mix is concentrated in a single field, and the one ranked program earns above the national benchmark for its field.

A student drawn to this field will find a program that sits among the top ten of its kind in California. The earnings picture is straightforward: the sole program's median lands above the national median, and the state rank confirms a strong local position.