Psychology: bachelor's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of psychology graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 952 colleges. National median: $37,314, rising to $49,965 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	Bentley University	MA	$73,721	—	—
2	Colby College	ME	$72,365	—	—
3	Williams College	MA	$57,503	$72,891	—
4	Charter Oak State College	CT	$55,098	$52,803	$18,814
5	Carnegie Mellon University	PA	$54,429	$82,433	—
6	University of Notre Dame	IN	$53,775	$69,793	$19,000
7	Southern Methodist University	TX	$53,527	$72,136	$19,500
8	Lehigh University	PA	$52,794	$74,939	$19,620
9	CUNY Graduate School and University Center	NY	$51,486	$64,619	$12,024
10	National University	CA	$50,504	$66,849	$26,334
11	Bucknell University	PA	$50,105	$66,206	$26,524
12	Rice University	TX	$49,861	—	—
13	University of Alaska Fairbanks	AK	$49,800	$43,764	$20,949
14	The Catholic University of America	DC	$49,511	$52,846	$25,804
15	Pacific Lutheran University	WA	$48,724	$55,118	$19,000
16	University of Richmond	VA	$48,592	$64,584	$19,500
17	American University	DC	$48,145	$62,240	$21,000
18	Georgetown University	DC	$47,774	$99,007	$12,500
19	Providence College	RI	$47,748	$63,746	$27,000
20	University of Alaska Anchorage	AK	$47,371	$51,858	$19,000
21	Bay Path University	MA	$47,101	$53,682	$25,253
22	Lakeland University	WI	$47,089	$53,448	$27,000
23	College of the Holy Cross	MA	$47,016	$74,095	$23,000
24	California Institute of Integral Studies	CA	$47,008	—	$18,750
25	University of Southern California	CA	$46,973	$70,461	$15,215
26	Connecticut College	CT	$46,799	$70,552	$21,500
27	University of Massachusetts Global	CA	$46,797	$58,836	$23,167
28	Boston College	MA	$46,725	$70,033	$16,250
29	Saint Elizabeth University	NJ	$46,656	$38,484	$26,000
30	American Public University System	WV	$46,472	$54,707	$20,231
31	Walden University	MN	$46,429	$55,974	$37,500
32	Curry College	MA	$46,290	$50,496	$26,000
33	University of Rochester	NY	$46,219	$53,520	—
34	The University of Texas Permian Basin	TX	$46,073	$50,889	$19,802
35	Marian University	IN	$46,056	$53,635	$27,000
36	University of Saint Joseph	CT	$45,875	$49,532	$23,680
37	Concordia University-Saint Paul	MN	$45,832	$52,447	$19,500
38	Eastern Oregon University	OR	$45,761	$47,816	$19,687
39	Boston University	MA	$45,716	$63,838	$19,000
40	Drake University	IA	$45,648	$47,706	$24,188
41	Metropolitan State University of Denver	CO	$45,609	$50,326	—
42	Mid-America Christian University	OK	$45,593	$45,276	$27,754
43	Salem State University	MA	$45,471	$54,717	$23,250
44	Mount Mercy University	IA	$45,385	$45,951	$25,462
45	Columbia College	MO	$45,372	$49,166	$31,625
46	University of San Diego	CA	$45,364	$74,178	$20,593
47	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	MA	$45,342	$57,489	$22,189
48	St Lawrence University	NY	$45,287	$62,479	$27,000
49	Bowie State University	MD	$45,154	$54,082	$18,250
50	St. John Fisher University	NY	$45,149	$53,568	$22,000
51	Stonehill College	MA	$45,120	$63,957	$25,000
52	University of Massachusetts-Boston	MA	$45,076	$52,200	$22,250
53	Excelsior University	NY	$45,011	$46,149	$15,742
54	The University of Arizona Global Campus	AZ	$44,899	$48,325	$33,000
55	Northwestern University	IL	$44,829	$73,646	$15,000
56	Rhode Island College	RI	$44,810	$52,758	$17,171
57	Virginia Military Institute	VA	$44,787	$75,059	$21,700
58	Suffolk University	MA	$44,697	$54,117	$27,000
59	Worcester State University	MA	$44,680	$57,244	$19,500
60	Carroll University	WI	$44,637	$55,446	$27,000
61	Villanova University	PA	$44,569	$73,684	$24,242
62	University of Maryland Global Campus	MD	$44,438	$58,439	$18,713
63	Fordham University	NY	$44,422	$62,273	$23,250
64	Marist University	NY	$44,363	$62,821	$23,250
65	Touro University	NY	$44,340	$56,443	$18,625
66	Saint Martin's University	WA	$44,236	$51,097	$23,375
67	Indiana University-South Bend	IN	$44,101	$46,521	$20,559
68	William Jewell College	MO	$44,036	$55,773	$26,500
69	St Catherine University	MN	$44,025	—	$21,113
70	Illinois Wesleyan University	IL	$43,995	$57,839	$27,000
71	Bradley University	IL	$43,976	$64,378	$26,000
72	DePauw University	IN	$43,928	$67,303	$23,250
73	Lafayette College	PA	$43,894	$73,435	—
74	California State University-East Bay	CA	$43,874	$54,436	$15,000
75	University of Denver	CO	$43,847	$56,161	$19,000
76	Seattle University	WA	$43,745	$57,993	$21,500
77	Illinois College	IL	$43,686	$45,388	$22,250
78	Merrimack College	MA	$43,630	$62,567	$27,000
79	Chapman University	CA	$43,612	$63,617	$19,000
80	Chicago State University	IL	$43,537	$47,168	$26,250
81	Linfield University	OR	$43,478	$53,493	$26,605
82	Elon University	NC	$43,395	$69,856	$19,500
83	CUNY Lehman College	NY	$43,278	$54,063	$10,500
84	Gallaudet University	DC	$43,255	—	$19,000
85	CUNY Medgar Evers College	NY	$43,231	$56,458	$4,800
86	Cornell University	NY	$43,156	$78,049	$12,500
87	Pepperdine University	CA	$43,066	$61,353	$21,500
88	Northeastern Illinois University	IL	$43,046	$54,301	$14,875
89	Rockhurst University	MO	$42,980	$59,160	$24,225
90	Capella University	MN	$42,970	$51,571	$20,572
91	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	$42,956	$58,449	$17,462
92	Western New England University	MA	$42,946	$57,681	$26,000
93	Manhattan University	NY	$42,910	$64,684	$21,250
94	Norwich University	VT	$42,824	$53,775	$22,850
95	Baylor University	TX	$42,775	$65,090	$20,500
96	Belmont University	TN	$42,694	$52,172	$20,500
97	Central Christian College of Kansas	KS	$42,629	$43,002	$37,295
98	Saint Leo University	FL	$42,624	$48,786	$25,000
99	Loyola Marymount University	CA	$42,611	$60,958	$19,500
100	Wartburg College	IA	$42,553	$47,110	$27,000
101	American International College	MA	$42,553	$53,219	$27,000
102	Waldorf University	IA	$42,540	$50,184	$26,000
103	Bridgewater State University	MA	$42,531	$51,939	$24,159
104	Skidmore College	NY	$42,492	$47,282	$19,500
105	University of Houston-Downtown	TX	$42,448	$48,234	$19,047
106	University of San Francisco	CA	$42,433	$65,071	$21,500
107	Metropolitan State University	MN	$42,405	$55,824	$14,025
108	Calvin University	MI	$42,346	$54,412	$18,455
109	University of Scranton	PA	$42,345	$54,088	$26,000
110	Hamline University	MN	$42,327	$45,927	$20,500
111	Minnesota State University Moorhead	MN	$42,279	$49,492	$17,750
112	Kenyon College	OH	$42,267	$71,500	$18,000
113	Immaculata University	PA	$42,230	$49,990	$26,500
114	Framingham State University	MA	$42,209	$53,937	$25,631
115	Hobart William Smith Colleges	NY	$42,205	$59,317	$27,000
116	Washburn University	KS	$42,142	$49,251	$24,875
117	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	WA	$42,125	$54,016	$15,000
118	University of Washington-Bothell Campus	WA	$42,125	$54,016	$15,000
119	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	WA	$42,125	$54,016	$15,000
120	Cornerstone University	MI	$42,088	$47,933	$29,588
121	Southern New Hampshire University	NH	$42,049	$49,769	$19,833
122	CUNY City College	NY	$42,032	$56,223	$10,187
123	Augsburg University	MN	$42,012	$55,673	$24,667
124	Widener University	PA	$41,997	$61,205	$26,000
125	The New School	NY	$41,965	$38,181	$20,000
126	Western Oregon University	OR	$41,934	$52,407	$19,500
127	Sul Ross State University	TX	$41,903	$42,185	$15,250
128	Keene State College	NH	$41,876	$51,904	$25,000
129	University of North Dakota	ND	$41,799	$55,333	$20,000
130	Marquette University	WI	$41,790	$60,338	$23,000
131	Brigham Young University	UT	$41,751	$62,106	$10,500
132	Baker College	MI	$41,722	$46,049	$38,375
133	DePaul University	IL	$41,706	$55,664	$20,833
134	University of St Thomas	MN	$41,697	$59,398	$19,875
135	Rider University	NJ	$41,642	$57,202	$26,010
136	Lasell University	MA	$41,625	$54,702	$27,000
137	Endicott College	MA	$41,583	$53,380	$26,399
138	University of Portland	OR	$41,573	$50,579	$20,500
139	Maryville University of Saint Louis	MO	$41,544	$57,922	$20,000
140	Empire State University	NY	$41,543	$49,979	$16,667
141	Westfield State University	MA	$41,529	$54,484	$19,500
142	Vanderbilt University	TN	$41,513	$71,584	$11,250
143	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	NY	$41,494	$58,476	$12,367
144	Concordia University-Nebraska	NE	$41,492	$47,074	$25,250
145	Trinity International University-Illinois	IL	$41,491	$44,451	—
146	Friends University	KS	$41,473	$48,375	$18,750
147	Manhattanville University	NY	$41,441	$63,908	$22,778
148	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	CO	$41,425	$54,268	$18,801
149	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	OH	$41,394	$48,406	$20,500
150	Campbell University	NC	$41,372	$46,246	$24,500
151	University of Northern Colorado	CO	$41,356	$49,455	$19,887
152	University of Indianapolis	IN	$41,336	$54,319	$25,000
153	Buena Vista University	IA	$41,311	$44,755	$23,377
154	Loyola University Maryland	MD	$41,311	$59,905	$25,375
155	Xavier University	OH	$41,299	$54,981	$27,000
156	University of Wisconsin-Platteville	WI	$41,293	$51,083	$20,300
157	Albright College	PA	$41,277	$55,100	$26,000
158	Rivier University	NH	$41,267	$56,686	$27,000
159	Syracuse University	NY	$41,258	$65,694	$21,091
160	Emory University	GA	$41,249	$59,628	$13,000
161	Rhodes College	TN	$41,240	$60,845	$20,500
162	Central Washington University	WA	$41,215	$54,530	$16,654
163	Eastern Washington University	WA	$41,200	$50,125	$15,202
164	Dominican University of California	CA	$41,148	$61,339	$21,000
165	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	$41,128	$53,586	$17,750
166	Arizona State University Digital Immersion	AZ	$41,128	$53,586	$17,750
167	Concordia College at Moorhead	MN	$41,062	$44,399	$26,961
168	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	MA	$41,046	$53,561	$25,500
169	Northern Illinois University	IL	$41,028	$49,669	$19,000
170	Governors State University	IL	$41,016	$47,048	$14,375
171	University of Missouri-Kansas City	MO	$40,984	$47,928	$16,000
172	Upper Iowa University	IA	$40,942	$50,877	$27,750
173	South Dakota State University	SD	$40,909	$50,210	$20,250
174	Heidelberg University	OH	$40,872	$39,600	$27,000
175	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale	FL	$40,851	$41,668	$41,489
176	Fort Hays State University	KS	$40,845	$51,898	$19,500
177	Carthage College	WI	$40,829	$54,636	$23,250
178	The Chicago School at Chicago	IL	$40,795	$53,952	$32,000
179	The Chicago School at Los Angeles	CA	$40,795	$53,952	$32,000
180	The Chicago School at San Diego	CA	$40,795	$53,952	$32,000
181	New Jersey City University	NJ	$40,784	$46,575	$21,000
182	Trinity Christian College	IL	$40,768	$51,104	—
183	University of Rhode Island	RI	$40,768	$56,571	$19,500
184	Hampton University	VA	$40,762	$45,749	$21,500
185	San Francisco State University	CA	$40,742	$55,902	$13,250
186	Pacific University	OR	$40,731	$62,484	$25,000
187	Albertus Magnus College	CT	$40,715	$54,784	$27,000
188	Pillar College	NJ	$40,691	$49,543	$27,981
189	Washington State University	WA	$40,678	$56,681	$17,750
190	University of New England	ME	$40,676	$55,085	$27,000
191	University of Northwestern-St Paul	MN	$40,659	$46,555	$20,500
192	Elizabethtown College	PA	$40,638	$47,359	$23,781
193	University of Colorado Boulder	CO	$40,632	$56,867	$17,875
194	University of Maine	ME	$40,592	$48,242	$20,500
195	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	WI	$40,587	$52,328	$19,750
196	Trine University	IN	$40,577	$46,798	$23,133
197	Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses	IN	$40,577	$46,798	$23,133
198	Roger Williams University	RI	$40,572	$57,212	$25,500
199	Mary Baldwin University	VA	$40,568	$45,703	$25,000
200	Lesley University	MA	$40,560	$56,837	$20,500
201	Culver-Stockton College	MO	$40,542	$37,472	$21,500
202	Miami University-Hamilton	OH	$40,511	$58,255	$20,500
203	Miami University-Middletown	OH	$40,511	$58,255	$20,500
204	Miami University-Oxford	OH	$40,511	$58,255	$20,500
205	Minnesota State University-Mankato	MN	$40,494	$52,859	$19,500
206	Shepherd University	WV	$40,460	$41,344	$19,500
207	Georgian Court University	NJ	$40,441	$54,745	$22,082
208	Abilene Christian University	TX	$40,404	$51,705	$25,654
209	Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online	TX	$40,404	$51,705	$25,654
210	Nevada State University	NV	$40,393	$53,468	$19,959
211	Winona State University	MN	$40,385	$49,361	$20,500
212	University of Virginia-Main Campus	VA	$40,381	$62,794	$14,475
213	Wisconsin Lutheran College	WI	$40,332	$49,220	$22,625
214	William Paterson University of New Jersey	NJ	$40,321	$48,985	$19,750
215	Seton Hall University	NJ	$40,315	$55,501	$20,375
216	Johnson & Wales University-Providence	RI	$40,287	—	$27,000
217	Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte	NC	$40,287	—	$27,000
218	Johnson & Wales University-Online	RI	$40,287	—	$27,000
219	University of North Texas at Dallas	TX	$40,286	$45,443	$18,054
220	University of Nebraska at Omaha	NE	$40,274	$50,826	$18,062
221	Thomas College	ME	$40,252	$49,253	—
222	Saint Cloud State University	MN	$40,239	$52,031	$18,500
223	Portland State University	OR	$40,195	$49,063	$19,000
224	Franklin Pierce University	NH	$40,189	$48,547	$27,000
225	Hanover College	IN	$40,169	$59,512	$27,000
226	Bemidji State University	MN	$40,140	$49,116	$16,866
227	Chatham University	PA	$40,096	$56,980	$24,770
228	Midway University	KY	$40,092	$49,695	$26,500
229	Marymount University	VA	$40,087	$55,869	$25,000
230	Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	MO	$40,080	$42,219	$19,502
231	Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies	MO	$40,080	$42,219	$19,502
232	Santa Clara University	CA	$40,079	$75,742	$15,500
233	Western Connecticut State University	CT	$40,077	$50,410	$25,000
234	Vanguard University of Southern California	CA	$40,068	$47,582	$19,502
235	Aurora University	IL	$40,054	$55,697	$18,250
236	Lycoming College	PA	$40,050	$49,081	$27,000
237	Duquesne University	PA	$40,047	$48,850	$23,625
238	Husson University	ME	$40,044	$45,390	$27,468
239	Taylor University	IN	$40,043	$39,400	$20,500
240	Pennsylvania Western University	PA	$40,037	$45,903	$22,333
241	Coppin State University	MD	$40,036	$49,542	$26,000
242	University of Wisconsin-Superior	WI	$40,015	$44,116	$18,559
243	University of Maryland-College Park	MD	$40,006	$57,575	$15,411
244	CUNY York College	NY	$39,979	$53,156	$9,333
245	Pittsburg State University	KS	$39,965	$51,640	$18,125
246	University of Hartford	CT	$39,961	$49,642	$27,000
247	Oregon State University	OR	$39,952	$57,650	$19,000
248	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus	OR	$39,952	$57,650	$19,000
249	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	$39,951	$51,274	$21,500
250	California Lutheran University	CA	$39,940	$59,153	$19,000
251	Nazareth University	NY	$39,938	$50,903	$25,000
252	Central College	IA	$39,912	$56,941	$21,500
253	University of Southern Maine	ME	$39,895	$45,529	$21,500
254	St. Mary's College of Maryland	MD	$39,878	$61,214	$23,000
255	Millersville University of Pennsylvania	PA	$39,822	$49,374	$22,000
256	Hofstra University	NY	$39,803	$60,448	$23,500
257	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	NH	$39,757	$56,153	$26,024
258	University of New Hampshire at Manchester	NH	$39,757	$56,153	$26,024
259	University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online	NH	$39,757	$56,153	$26,024
260	Ottawa University-Ottawa	KS	$39,756	$43,959	$21,754
261	Ottawa University-Kansas City	KS	$39,756	$43,959	$21,754
262	Ottawa University-Milwaukee	WI	$39,756	$43,959	$21,754
263	Ottawa University-Online	KS	$39,756	$43,959	$21,754
264	Ottawa University-Surprise	AZ	$39,756	$43,959	$21,754
265	Davidson College	NC	$39,750	—	—
266	Messiah University	PA	$39,732	$45,982	$23,750
267	University of West Florida	FL	$39,707	$45,101	$15,735
268	Azusa Pacific University	CA	$39,700	$63,963	$21,367
269	Point University	GA	$39,688	—	$21,500
270	University of Vermont	VT	$39,662	$52,805	$19,500
271	Bushnell University	OR	$39,661	—	—
272	Indiana University-East	IN	$39,659	$49,596	$17,579
273	University of Bridgeport	CT	$39,657	$55,958	$27,000
274	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	MD	$39,615	$54,039	$16,681
275	Chaminade University of Honolulu	HI	$39,606	$51,344	$25,625
276	SUNY Old Westbury	NY	$39,590	$53,013	$11,689
277	Peru State College	NE	$39,572	$45,096	$22,932
278	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	CO	$39,518	$48,725	$19,500
279	College of Saint Benedict	MN	$39,500	$57,475	$25,525
280	Fairfield University	CT	$39,454	$70,211	$23,841
281	Avila University	MO	$39,442	$50,905	$25,501
282	Tarleton State University	TX	$39,441	$47,699	$20,500
283	Eastern Connecticut State University	CT	$39,409	$51,748	$19,500
284	Texas Lutheran University	TX	$39,400	$46,510	$27,000
285	The College of Saint Scholastica	MN	$39,376	$58,255	$23,121
286	Eastern Illinois University	IL	$39,332	$49,478	$18,109
287	CUNY Hunter College	NY	$39,284	$59,149	$8,566
288	George Mason University	VA	$39,264	$62,563	$15,750
289	Austin College	TX	$39,256	$43,522	$24,000
290	University of Wisconsin-Stout	WI	$39,243	$52,366	$20,500
291	University of Wisconsin-River Falls	WI	$39,219	$53,242	$19,500
292	Colorado State University Pueblo	CO	$39,160	$45,974	$21,816
293	Gwynedd Mercy University	PA	$39,155	$50,848	$27,000
294	Florida Gulf Coast University	FL	$39,147	$52,722	$13,236
295	Park University	MO	$39,133	$47,818	$22,750
296	Texas State University	TX	$39,125	$50,549	$20,120
297	SUNY College at Geneseo	NY	$39,118	$57,972	$20,500
298	SUNY Brockport	NY	$39,105	$48,050	$15,551
299	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	MN	$39,092	$43,805	$27,000
300	SUNY Polytechnic Institute	NY	$39,092	$40,318	$7,500

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do psychology graduates earn?

The median college reports $37,314 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in psychology and $49,965 four years after. The highest is $73,721 at Bentley University.

How much student debt do psychology graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $21,611 at the typical college.