Bachelor's · Psychology

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

1083 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$37,312
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$49,809
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$21,500
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 1026 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $45,455 and $54,717. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Georgetown University DC$47,774$99,007$12,500
Washington University in St Louis MO—$91,787—
Dartmouth College NH—$86,896—
Carnegie Mellon University PA$54,429$82,433—
George Washington University DC—$79,187$19,500
Cornell University NY$43,156$78,049$12,500
Santa Clara University CA$40,079$75,742$15,500
Virginia Military Institute VA$44,787$75,059$21,700
Lehigh University PA$52,794$74,939$19,620
Gettysburg College PA—$74,466—
University of San Diego CA$45,364$74,178$20,593
College of the Holy Cross MA$47,016$74,095$23,000
Bentley University MA$73,721——
Villanova University PA$44,569$73,684$24,242
Northwestern University IL$44,829$73,646$15,000
Lafayette College PA$43,894$73,435—
Clarkson University NY—$73,359$19,500
Duke University NC—$73,359—
University of Pennsylvania PA—$73,012—
Williams College MA$57,503$72,891—
Misericordia University PA$33,292$72,572$25,445
Colby College ME$72,365——
Southern Methodist University TX$53,527$72,136$19,500
Vanderbilt University TN$41,513$71,584$11,250
University of Southern California CA$46,973$70,461$15,215
Fairfield University CT$39,454$70,211$23,841
Saint Mary's College of California CA$34,939$70,123$19,500
Boston College MA$46,725$70,033$16,250
Elon University NC$43,395$69,856$19,500
University of Notre Dame IN$53,775$69,793$19,000
Trinity College CT—$69,730—
Binghamton University NY$38,499$67,249$17,250
National University CA$50,504$66,849$26,334
Bucknell University PA$50,105$66,206$26,524
Saint Francis University PA—$66,010$26,500
Drew University NJ$37,839$65,997$21,549
Syracuse University NY$41,258$65,694$21,091
Texas Christian University TX$36,821$65,356$17,500
Hood College MD—$65,110$22,322
Baylor University TX$42,775$65,090$20,500
University of San Francisco CA$42,433$65,071$21,500
Wake Forest University NC$38,630$64,814$20,000
Manhattan University NY$42,910$64,684$21,250
CUNY Graduate School and University Center NY$51,486$64,619$12,024
University of Richmond VA$48,592$64,584$19,500
Bradley University IL$43,976$64,378$26,000
Azusa Pacific University CA$39,700$63,963$21,367
Stonehill College MA$45,120$63,957$25,000
Manhattanville University NY$41,441$63,908$22,778
Notre Dame de Namur University CA—$63,847—
Boston University MA$45,716$63,838$19,000
Providence College RI$47,748$63,746$27,000
Chapman University CA$43,612$63,617$19,000
Drexel University PA—$63,287—
Siena University NY$34,465$63,227$26,495
Haverford College PA—$63,040—
University of California-Berkeley CA—$62,835—
Marist University NY$44,363$62,821$23,250
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA$40,381$62,794$14,475
St. John's University-New York NY$31,283$62,672$20,500
Jacksonville University FL$38,539$62,622$22,250
Merrimack College MA$43,630$62,567$27,000
George Mason University VA$39,264$62,563$15,750
Pacific University OR$40,731$62,484$25,000
St Lawrence University NY$45,287$62,479$27,000
The College of New Jersey NJ$38,902$62,397$19,875
Fordham University NY$44,422$62,273$23,250
American University DC$48,145$62,240$21,000
Brigham Young University UT$41,751$62,106$10,500
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$35,702$62,032$16,831
University of Puget Sound WA$32,145$61,919$23,625
Assumption University MA$35,524$61,578$27,000
Gonzaga University WA$36,494$61,533$21,500
Florida Institute of Technology FL—$61,516—
Quinnipiac University CT$36,627$61,510$25,000
Adelphi University NY$35,161$61,393$21,500
Sacred Heart University CT$31,837$61,373—
Pepperdine University CA$43,066$61,353$21,500
Dominican University of California CA$41,148$61,339$21,000
St. Mary's College of Maryland MD$39,878$61,214$23,000
Widener University PA$41,997$61,205$26,000
Clark University MA$35,857$61,203$27,000
Salve Regina University RI$39,062$61,121$27,000
California Baptist University CA$33,804$61,103$25,000
University of California-Los Angeles CA$35,216$61,050$11,969
Loyola Marymount University CA$42,611$60,958$19,500
Muhlenberg College PA$30,174$60,778$27,000
University of Tulsa OK$36,149$60,700$20,710
Minot State University ND—$60,575—
Iona University NY$30,408$60,525$24,750
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$31,269$60,466$12,000
Hofstra University NY$39,803$60,448$23,500
St. Thomas Aquinas College NY$35,681$60,409$19,000
Marquette University WI$41,790$60,338$23,000
University of Mary ND—$60,331$20,683
McDaniel College MD$33,581$60,264$23,000
Tulane University of Louisiana LA$37,461$60,260—
The College of Wooster OH—$60,250—
DeSales University PA$36,167$60,001$26,851
University of California-Santa Cruz CA—$59,948—
Loyola University Maryland MD$41,311$59,905$25,375
College of Staten Island CUNY NY$35,179$59,741$14,795
St. Joseph's University-New York NY$32,309$59,679$20,375
Emory University GA$41,249$59,628$13,000
Hanover College IN$40,169$59,512$27,000
University of Mount Saint Vincent NY$31,959$59,487$10,112
University of Georgia GA$34,897$59,446$15,000
University of St Thomas MN$41,697$59,398$19,875
Hobart William Smith Colleges NY$42,205$59,317$27,000
William & Mary VA$34,938$59,226$14,500
Rockhurst University MO$42,980$59,160$24,225
California Lutheran University CA$39,940$59,153$19,000
CUNY Hunter College NY$39,284$59,149$8,566
Howard University DC$35,162$59,069$22,250
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$38,833$58,901$19,000
Saint Louis University MO$33,128$58,862$20,500
University of Massachusetts Global CA$46,797$58,836$23,167
Seattle Pacific University WA$38,184$58,749$19,500
Wagner College NY—$58,724$27,000
Hawaii Pacific University HI$36,777$58,721$18,875
The University of the South TN$38,126$58,715$20,194
Dickinson College PA$33,588$58,706$23,000
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College NY$41,494$58,476$12,367
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire WI$38,053$58,458$19,000
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$42,956$58,449$17,462
University of Maryland Global Campus MD$44,438$58,439$18,713
Whittier College CA$30,618$58,397$20,000
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$37,187$58,396$15,621
Augustana University SD$32,439$58,256$26,500
The College of Saint Scholastica MN$39,376$58,255$23,121
Miami University-Hamilton OH$40,511$58,255$20,500
Miami University-Middletown OH$40,511$58,255$20,500
Miami University-Oxford OH$40,511$58,255$20,500
Saint Mary's College IN—$58,218$26,500
Shenandoah University VA$35,657$58,144$19,500
Stony Brook University NY$37,432$58,137$16,156
Valparaiso University IN$36,553$58,104$26,500
Seattle University WA$43,745$57,993$21,500
Le Moyne College NY$38,704$57,984$22,500
SUNY College at Geneseo NY$39,118$57,972$20,500
University of Connecticut CT$38,749$57,961$19,000
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$38,749$57,961$19,000
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$38,749$57,961$19,000
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$38,749$57,961$19,000
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$38,749$57,961$19,000
Maryville University of Saint Louis MO$41,544$57,922$20,000
Illinois Wesleyan University IL$43,995$57,839$27,000
Heritage University WA—$57,815—
Western New England University MA$42,946$57,681$26,000
Oregon State University OR$39,952$57,650$19,000
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$39,952$57,650$19,000
University of Maryland-College Park MD$40,006$57,575$15,411
University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA$45,342$57,489$22,189
College of Saint Benedict MN$39,500$57,475$25,525
Sonoma State University CA$37,961$57,335$13,553
Stevenson University MD$36,520$57,285$23,250
Furman University SC$38,257$57,264$22,125
Worcester State University MA$44,680$57,244$19,500
St Bonaventure University NY$27,773$57,215$26,000
Roger Williams University RI$40,572$57,212$25,500
CUNY Queens College NY$37,632$57,210$8,179
Rider University NJ$41,642$57,202$26,010
Monmouth University NJ$32,793$57,159$24,250
Fisk University TN—$57,147$26,250
University of Florida FL$33,193$57,053$12,444
University of Florida-Online FL$33,193$57,053$12,444
Washington & Jefferson College PA$36,834$57,026$25,736
Chatham University PA$40,096$56,980$24,770
Caldwell University NJ$28,771$56,977$25,000
Central College IA$39,912$56,941$21,500
University of La Verne CA$30,151$56,925$22,018
Simpson University CA$35,259$56,902$17,076
University of Colorado Boulder CO$40,632$56,867$17,875
Lesley University MA$40,560$56,837$20,500
The University of Texas at Austin TX$38,038$56,821$17,750
Saint Ambrose University IA$37,310$56,803$19,500
Morgan State University MD$34,930$56,741$25,500
High Point University NC$38,791$56,712$23,250
Rivier University NH$41,267$56,686$27,000
Washington State University WA$40,678$56,681$17,750
Loyola University Chicago IL$35,804$56,658$22,250
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia PA$38,450$56,647$24,244
University of Rhode Island RI$40,768$56,571$19,500
Bellevue University NE$38,624$56,540$24,633
Colby-Sawyer College NH—$56,533$27,000
Rutgers University-Camden NJ$37,298$56,479$19,500
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$37,298$56,479$19,500
Rutgers University-Newark NJ$37,298$56,479$19,500
CUNY Medgar Evers College NY$43,231$56,458$4,800
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK$35,729$56,458$20,026
Saint Johns University MN—$56,446$25,000
Touro University NY$44,340$56,443$18,625
Marian University WI—$56,434$25,000
University of California-Irvine CA$34,173$56,380$12,209
State University of New York at Cortland NY$37,539$56,366$22,397
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$38,457$56,365$20,500
CUNY City College NY$42,032$56,223$10,187
James Madison University VA$37,518$56,212$19,500
University of Denver CO$43,847$56,161$19,000
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH$39,757$56,153$26,024
University of New Hampshire at Manchester NH$39,757$56,153$26,024
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online NH$39,757$56,153$26,024
Pace University NY—$56,078—
North Park University IL$33,865$56,062$23,250
Michigan State University MI$35,150$56,040$19,000
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus NJ$31,999$55,977$23,250
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus NJ$31,999$55,977$23,250
Walden University MN$46,429$55,974$37,500
University of Bridgeport CT$39,657$55,958$27,000
Moravian University PA$37,848$55,931$26,000
San Francisco State University CA$40,742$55,902$13,250
Marymount University VA$40,087$55,869$25,000
University of Missouri-Columbia MO$38,656$55,839$18,437
Metropolitan State University MN$42,405$55,824$14,025
William Jewell College MO$44,036$55,773$26,500
University of Redlands CA$31,621$55,739$24,574
Aurora University IL$40,054$55,697$18,250
Augsburg University MN$42,012$55,673$24,667
DePaul University IL$41,706$55,664$20,833
Case Western Reserve University OH$36,463$55,540$21,820
Arcadia University PA$38,897$55,517$27,000
Seton Hall University NJ$40,315$55,501$20,375
Towson University MD$38,437$55,497$17,568
Concordia University Ann Arbor MI—$55,486$27,000
Concordia University-Wisconsin WI—$55,486$27,000
Carroll University WI$44,637$55,446$27,000
Weber State University UT$36,522$55,417$15,625
Daemen University NY—$55,412—
State University of New York at New Paltz NY$36,041$55,378$16,420
Thomas Jefferson University PA—$55,371—
Bethel University MN$38,857$55,370$23,250
University of North Dakota ND$41,799$55,333$20,000
University of Kansas KS$36,830$55,329$21,500
Georgetown College KY$36,933$55,295$23,250
Lewis & Clark College OR$35,023$55,288$19,500
Marymount Manhattan College NY—$55,226$23,500
California State University-San Marcos CA$35,069$55,196$15,290
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse WI$36,476$55,173$19,500
Regis College MA—$55,170—
Clemson University SC$34,838$55,126$18,000
Keuka College NY$35,901$55,124$25,125
Pacific Lutheran University WA$48,724$55,118$19,000
Albright College PA$41,277$55,100$26,000
University of New England ME$40,676$55,085$27,000
Saint Anselm College NH—$55,084$27,000
University of New Haven CT$33,395$55,058$27,000
Coe College IA$37,710$55,024$27,000
University at Albany NY$38,380$55,004$18,500
Xavier University OH$41,299$54,981$27,000
University of Dayton OH$30,828$54,909$20,500
Colorado Christian University CO$39,050$54,887$21,500
John Carroll University OH$33,814$54,870$23,250
Morehouse College GA$37,247$54,867$21,000
Albertus Magnus College CT$40,715$54,784$27,000
North Dakota State University-Main Campus ND$36,552$54,784$21,500
Kalamazoo College MI$30,680$54,747$24,750
Georgian Court University NJ$40,441$54,745$22,082
Florida State University FL$35,662$54,728$11,502
Salem State University MA$45,471$54,717$23,250
American Public University System WV$46,472$54,707$20,231
Lasell University MA$41,625$54,702$27,000
Carthage College WI$40,829$54,636$23,250
George Fox University OR$38,616$54,568$20,500
Central Washington University WA$41,215$54,530$16,654
Westfield State University MA$41,529$54,484$19,500
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) MA$34,087$54,483$23,278
California State University-East Bay CA$43,874$54,436$15,000
Calvin University MI$42,346$54,412$18,455
Clarke University IA—$54,384$22,875
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford PA$37,806$54,379$23,980
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg PA$37,806$54,379$23,980
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown PA$37,806$54,379$23,980
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA$37,806$54,379$23,980
Northwest University WA$38,716$54,357$21,125
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education WA$38,716$54,357$21,125
Colorado Mesa University CO$38,332$54,321$16,300
University of Indianapolis IN$41,336$54,319$25,000
Northeastern Illinois University IL$43,046$54,301$14,875
Life University GA$36,448$54,291$26,667
University of Miami FL$38,347$54,290$16,389
Felician University NJ$33,079$54,288$22,750
Lake Forest College IL—$54,270—
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$41,425$54,268$18,801
Ohio State University-Lima Campus OH$36,452$54,182—
Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus OH$36,452$54,182—
Ohio State University-Marion Campus OH$36,452$54,182—
Ohio State University-Newark Campus OH$36,452$54,182—
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$36,452$54,182—
The College of Idaho ID$38,938$54,179$21,500
Suffolk University MA$44,697$54,117$27,000
University of Scranton PA$42,345$54,088$26,000
Bowie State University MD$45,154$54,082$18,250
California State University-Monterey Bay CA$38,564$54,074$10,000
CUNY Lehman College NY$43,278$54,063$10,500
University of Maryland-Baltimore County MD$39,615$54,039$16,681
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$42,125$54,016$15,000
University of Washington-Bothell Campus WA$42,125$54,016$15,000
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus WA$42,125$54,016$15,000
Benedictine University IL$31,848$53,994$22,459
The Chicago School at Chicago IL$40,795$53,952$32,000

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