Bachelor's · Saint Paul, Minnesota
Is Psychology, General at University of St Thomas worth it?
Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 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 8.9 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $44,788
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $63,801
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $19,875
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $134k (likely $134k – $139k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $22k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in MN
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 8.9 years (likely 6.9–12.2)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$136k (likely −$215k – −$56k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $154k (likely −$24k – $347k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 74%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Borrowers making progress / in default, 2 years in
- not reported / ≤ 20%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-19, 2019-20
Change income, residency or loans Compare Psychology, General at other schools
Other majors at University of St Thomas
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$149,456
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctoral)$123,235
- Computer Software and Media Applications (Master's)$119,571
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's)$118,888
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Graduate certificate)$116,675
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Graduate certificate)$116,216
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's)$108,187
- Computer Science (Bachelor's)$107,938
- Mechanical Engineering (Master's)$107,807
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Master's)$106,308
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (Master's)$105,153
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Graduate certificate)$100,515
Psychology, General at other schools in Minnesota
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities$58,449
- The College of Saint Scholastica$58,255
- College of Saint Benedict$57,475
- Saint Johns University$56,446
- Walden University$55,974
- Metropolitan State University$55,824
- Augsburg University$55,673
- Bethel University$55,370
- Gustavus Adolphus College$53,277
- Minnesota State University-Mankato$52,859