Associate's · Psychology

Psychology, General (Associate's): earnings by school

113 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$30,362
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$38,903
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$11,500
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 103 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $35,110 and $42,197. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Canada College CA—$67,015—
Foothill College CA—$55,694—
Nelson University TX—$54,750—
Gavilan College CA—$54,585—
City College of San Francisco CA—$52,214—
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH$41,026$49,853$11,500
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College OH$41,026$49,853$11,500
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College OH$41,026$49,853$11,500
College of San Mateo CA—$49,708—
Reedley College CA—$49,535—
Mission College CA—$48,667—
San Diego Mesa College CA$28,820$48,650—
Diablo Valley College CA—$48,309—
Skyline College CA—$47,301—
CUNY LaGuardia Community College NY$33,275$46,131—
Santa Rosa Junior College CA—$45,473—
Evergreen Valley College CA—$45,179—
Harrisburg Area Community College PA—$44,652$12,000
Utah Valley University UT—$43,945—
East Los Angeles College CA—$43,675—
Las Positas College CA—$42,894—
Shasta College CA—$42,847—
Pasadena City College CA—$42,700—
Central New Mexico Community College NM$33,533$42,666$7,000
Solano Community College CA—$42,301—
Victor Valley College CA—$42,197—
College of the Canyons CA—$42,174—
Southwestern College CA$28,997$41,995—
Lake Tahoe Community College CA—$41,792—
Bucks County Community College PA$31,398$41,441—
Community College of Philadelphia PA$37,130$41,375$14,250
Butte College CA$24,129$41,185—
West Valley College CA—$41,180—
Santiago Canyon College CA—$41,112—
Western Wyoming Community College WY—$41,096—
Oklahoma City Community College OK$30,362$40,978$9,844
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College NY$31,134$40,967$6,000
Bunker Hill Community College MA$38,238$40,918$10,000
Austin Community College District TX$33,059$40,744$14,250
Chaffey College CA—$40,641—
Northern Virginia Community College VA$40,523—$9,125
Tyler Junior College TX—$40,517$12,000
Mt San Antonio College CA$39,291$40,348—
Modesto Junior College CA$26,479$40,301—
Santa Ana College CA—$40,262—
Orange Coast College CA—$40,152—
Barstow Community College CA—$40,147—
Glendale Community College CA—$40,060—
Navarro College TX—$39,860—
Lansing Community College MI—$39,665$10,000
Sacramento City College CA—$39,363—
College of the Desert CA$28,851$39,201—
Northwest Vista College TX$32,458$38,903—
South Plains College TX—$38,888—
Bakersfield College CA—$38,723—
San Joaquin Delta College CA—$38,679—
Monroe Community College NY—$38,612$8,750
Antelope Valley Community College District CA$25,653$38,497—
Salt Lake Community College UT$36,293$38,455$7,000
Long Beach City College CA—$38,437—
Rose State College OK$25,583$38,415$12,000
Cosumnes River College CA—$38,333—
Butler County Community College PA—$38,333$7,691
Fresno City College CA$25,276$37,766—
Delaware County Community College PA$24,379$37,761$11,475
San Diego City College CA—$37,754—
Amarillo College TX$33,652$37,684$17,679
Lemoore College CA$24,746$37,572—
Colorado Christian University CO—$37,517$30,500
College of Southern Nevada NV$38,948$37,489$5,750
Laramie County Community College WY—$37,262$10,500
Liberty University VA$34,760$37,200$23,000
Clovis Community College CA—$37,200—
Merced College CA$27,138$37,188—
Hartnell College CA—$36,100—
Coalinga College CA—$35,792—
Connecticut State Community College CT$33,735$35,527$5,375
Sierra College CA—$35,461—
Community College of Allegheny County PA$33,133$35,110$13,170
Itawamba Community College MS—$35,109—
Mt Hood Community College OR—$35,075—
Riverside City College CA$25,105$35,005—
Los Medanos College CA—$34,899—
Montgomery County Community College PA$34,850—$12,000
East Georgia State College GA—$34,538—
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College PA—$34,272—
Georgia Military College GA$20,217$34,197$9,500
Tulsa Community College OK$34,123—$12,300
El Paso Community College TX$26,939$34,065—
Imperial Valley College CA—$33,364—
College of the Sequoias CA$22,106$32,906—
Saddleback College CA$32,882——
Sinclair Community College OH$29,234$32,867$12,625
Laredo College TX—$32,487—
Prairie State College IL—$32,438—
Lehigh Carbon Community College PA—$32,159$13,125
Holmes Community College MS$21,164$31,771—
San Antonio College TX—$31,464—
Owens Community College OH—$31,041—
College of Western Idaho ID—$30,970$8,000
South Texas College TX$25,656$30,857—
Yuba College CA—$30,678—
Drury University MO—$30,595—
Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies MO—$30,595—
Ivy Tech Community College IN$30,518—$10,141
Jones County Junior College MS—$30,251—
Quinsigamond Community College MA—$28,251$13,289
Snow College UT$27,139——
Northampton County Area Community College PA$26,861—$15,622
Houston City College TX$25,708—$11,875
San Juan College NM—$24,154—
Gordon State College GA$21,796—$15,543
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College MS$21,040—$5,555