School MA/CAGS Additional Outcomes
Retention Rate
Students in the MA/CAGS in School Psychology program are retained at high rates. The one-year retention rate for those entering the program in Fall 2023 and 2024 was 100% (22/22).
Methodology: Retention rate is calculated as the number of students who enrolled in a Fall term of one academic year and returned in the subsequent Fall term, or graduated within the first academic year, e.g., retention rate = (# retained in Fall 2025)/(# started in Fall 2024). When the program length is one year or less, the retained count includes those who were retained one-semester later (e.g., Spring 2025/Fall 2024) or graduated within one-year of starting the program (e.g., # Graduated between 9/1/24 and 8/31/25 divided by # starting in Fall 2024). This retention metrics tracks students who return to the same program version level (program and modality).
Graduation Rate and Time to Degree
The School Psychology MA/CAGS program length is 3 years. The 150% graduation rate for the most recent graduating cohort (24-25) was 71% (10/14). The average time to degree for this cohort was 34 months.
Methodology: Those starting in Fall 2020 were the most recent graduating cohort who would complete their degree within 150% of the time. Time to degree in months is calculated by subtracting the start date of the student from the date the degree was completed or conferred and reported in average months. The 150% graduation rate is calculated for full-time and part-time students combined. It is calculated by taking the number of students who enrolled in the Fall and Spring terms of one academic year (the starting cohort) and graduated within 150% of the program length (e.g., 4.5 years), divided by the starting cohort.
Licensure
MA/CAGS alumni have high Praxis passage rates. Among those who took the exam, alumni who graduated within 1 year, 5 years, and 10 years, 100% passed (53/53). Alumni include the graduating classes of 2012 – 2024.1
Job Placement
98% (56/57) of the MA/CAGS alumni were employed within the first year after graduation. Alumni include the graduating classes of 2018 to 2024.2
Salary
Alumni who graduated within five years (n = 37) had a low salary range of $45K to $55K, a high salary range of $125K to $150K, and a median salary range of $65K to $75K.1
Sources:
1 Alumni Surveys 2021 to 2025 (Combined Response Rate: 61%). Valid percentages are reported.
2 Job placement data also includes responses from the Exit Survey. The combined response rate for the Alumni and Exit Surveys is 56%.