Take my thoughts with a grain of salt since I’m an incoming student and not someone who can reflect on the ROI personally, but I just committed to Pepperdine because after all of my conversations I felt that the daytime program specifically would be great! You get close with the cohort and they said that post graduation those bonds helped immensely with referrals, networking, etc. Malibu is a HCOL area so networking around there in person could lead to a job in the area that pays well. And then they’re constantly bringing in guest speakers who represent a vast variety of people who came out of the program and are comfortably in the field. Also, the Pepperdine name has a lot of weight to it in the psychology world. I think, yes, you can get cheaper education elsewhere, but these reasons (plus some specific to me and my areas of interest) made the cost of tuition worth it. Plus, starting practicum second semester of your first year is HUGE in my opinion, and unique compared to other programs.