Bachelor's · Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Is Psychology, General at Henderson State University worth it?

Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Pays back slowly: graduates typically recover the cost in about 14.2 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating: $33,057; Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating: $44,159; Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation: $18,150; NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Net cost to graduate, all families: $93k (likely $93k – $129k); AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4: $9k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in AR; 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback: 14.2 years (likely 8.8–20+); Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return: −$209k (likely −$296k – −$121k); Today's dollars
20-year net return: −$83k (likely −$235k – $94k); Today's dollars
Odds of finishing (school-wide): 36%; Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26