Psychology, General

135,395 students earn a psychology, general credential each year across 1,626 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $31,658
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $49,324

Filter the college directory to schools offering this major →

Rank colleges by

Most graduates Highest earnings

Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 1,357 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire2,993$38,6001 year out$48,663$34,547 2Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida1,548$30,2181 year out$48,400$18,750 3University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida1,510$31,0131 year out$46,522$19,432 4Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia1,139$32,6791 year out$40,678$32,916 5California State University-FullertonFullerton, California992$27,9651 year out$56,770$12,998 6California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California980$28,6031 year out$52,901$13,000 7Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona948$37,3121 year out$52,287$23,000 8University of South FloridaTampa, Florida905$32,4381 year out$46,565$21,267 9Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona902$37,3121 year out$52,287$23,000 10Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida879$30,1401 year out$54,829$19,000 11University of HoustonHouston, Texas693$32,6531 year out$52,111$20,500 12University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California685$30,6141 year out$65,954$14,500 13CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York662$30,1841 year out$56,702$11,149 14San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California646$29,3461 year out$46,082$14,301 15CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York641$31,7061 year out$60,193$10,923 16California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California636$32,6031 year out$55,115$15,500 17University of FloridaGainesville, Florida635$26,0031 year out$57,099$16,897 18University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland630$42,0561 year out$56,213$23,465 19University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts617$32,2231 year out$62,236$26,000 20Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York616$32,3061 year out$60,999$20,500 21University of North TexasDenton, Texas616$30,3961 year out$50,363$19,500 22California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California597$27,5111 year out$55,066$12,000 23University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia591$29,8741 year out$58,364$21,552 24University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin589$31,9851 year out$61,607$21,215 25University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado585$30,1761 year out$58,599$20,500 26Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey585$31,2801 year out$58,473$25,000 27Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas569$33,4801 year out$57,797$19,121 28California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California567$28,1891 year out$46,874$12,500 29University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York564$31,3511 year out$54,929$20,830 30Capella UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota556$39,7641 year out$48,007$40,816 31California State University-FresnoFresno, California553$27,5571 year out$53,513$13,889 32California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California538$29,7271 year out$51,375$13,625 33The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas538$29,0991 year out$46,322$22,751 34University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota531$36,2941 year out$57,656$20,674 35The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas514$33,5561 year out$55,701$19,750 36Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington513$36,2161 year out$56,856$21,500 37Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey512$30,9201 year out$50,150$21,500 38Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas508$33,9361 year out$49,984$23,250 39University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California499$30,7301 year out$59,093$18,902 40Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan496$30,1641 year out$56,392$25,250 41Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia495$28,9041 year out$46,935$27,000 42Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia490$29,4621 year out$54,210$23,199 43University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona488$33,6991 year out$51,974$20,374 44San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California486—1 year out$65,246—45San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California479$34,8031 year out$60,290$15,000 46University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland478$35,9331 year out$63,220$20,500 47Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia463$31,4501 year out$51,136$26,869 48California State University-StanislausTurlock, California461$29,0691 year out$49,724$13,920 49The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas461$26,5411 year out$44,064$12,000 50University of California-IrvineIrvine, California457$27,1151 year out$56,253$14,883 51The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona455$38,5241 year out$41,585$43,875 52Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona451$33,8441 year out$49,697$22,492 53University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada447$31,0071 year out$45,762$20,500 54Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania446$32,4081 year out$51,142$27,000 55CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York435$29,8021 year out$56,477$10,914 56CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York432$30,9251 year out$57,786$10,000 57University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut414$33,5211 year out$61,059$23,500 58California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California412$37,5671 year out—$24,994 59Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah408$31,8881 year out$49,001$18,500 60Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas393$33,6471 year out$49,483$23,250 61Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland388$34,3751 year out$53,068$20,788 62George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia383$36,3261 year out$56,653$21,000 63California State University-East BayHayward, California377$37,7021 year out$57,858$15,000 64University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico376$31,4661 year out$45,076$20,475 65University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois375$30,5651 year out$54,233$17,500 66Kean UniversityUnion, New Jersey374$31,4751 year out$48,684$25,000 67University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina367$30,3591 year out$49,269$24,250 68California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California366$32,7061 year out$49,948$15,000 69California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California360$26,8451 year out$51,985$13,000 70University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri358$33,7941 year out$54,167$20,500 71Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina358$32,1461 year out$54,015$22,687 72The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama356$29,2451 year out$47,796$25,000 73Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania355$30,0541 year out$50,596$26,000 74Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio353$28,4741 year out$40,904$25,000 75University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California350$29,1441 year out$56,911$16,124 76Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon350$33,1791 year out$48,227$24,499 77Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan338$29,2551 year out$53,572$26,087 78University of Mount Saint VincentBronx, New York334$30,9561 year out$53,209$26,000 79University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland332$35,7211 year out$56,470$20,500 80CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York332$36,9131 year out$49,133$10,250 81James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia330$31,7341 year out$57,124$23,000 82The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas329$33,3311 year out$55,406$18,739 83Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon328$34,7361 year out$49,486$25,340 84Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York323$30,0231 year out$66,732$20,500 85University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma322$32,6571 year out$53,516$21,700 86University at AlbanyAlbany, New York321$30,4561 year out$55,168$22,056 87Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina317$27,4841 year out$42,768$21,444 88Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida315$30,7651 year out$46,691$18,250 89University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio315$33,5131 year out$48,595$24,250 90California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California315$31,3551 year out$54,559$18,312 91California State University-ChicoChico, California313$31,8271 year out$52,482$15,000 92Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, Massachusetts309$35,7181 year out$49,130$27,000 93Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, Virginia309$34,3031 year out$50,828$26,000 94Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts305$39,1751 year out$60,374$26,000 95North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina296$29,7381 year out$53,870$22,373 96California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California293$29,1681 year out$54,215$12,366 97University of KansasLawrence, Kansas291$36,9131 year out$49,969$22,415 98Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California289$33,0061 year out$54,617$16,500 99Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado284$37,1211 year out$51,931$23,147 100College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York283$28,1181 year out$57,346$16,607

Associate programs — top 100 of 295 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Sierra CollegeRocklin, California330—1 year out——2Merced CollegeMerced, California328$34,4411 year out$32,072$6,849 3Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California326—1 year out$47,312—4Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California304$16,8941 year out$30,700$5,500 5CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, New York300$18,8671 year out—$6,416 6Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California275—1 year out——7San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California231—1 year out$41,621—8Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana227$26,6881 year out—$10,239 9College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California222—1 year out$38,609$7,177 10El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California207—1 year out$41,636—11Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California204$24,8941 year out$41,258$12,000 12Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California199—1 year out$29,090$12,500 13College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada198$23,9841 year out$38,196$6,450 14Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California197—1 year out——15East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California196—1 year out$34,604—16Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California191—1 year out——17Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California190—1 year out$38,413—18De Anza CollegeCupertino, California188—1 year out——19Fresno City CollegeFresno, California185$27,4211 year out$34,638$7,802 20Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia185—1 year out——21Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California178$25,8321 year out$37,763$6,757 22Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia177$29,1991 year out$37,706$30,949 23Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California176—1 year out$47,941—24El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas176$20,6441 year out$27,622$5,400 25Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California173—1 year out—$7,110 26Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California170—1 year out$37,234—27Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California166—1 year out$37,641—28Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California166—1 year out——29American River CollegeSacramento, California159—1 year out$35,258—30Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California159—1 year out—$5,500 31Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas159$29,9301 year out$37,449$13,956 32Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico157$25,6751 year out$36,432$8,858 33Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California156—1 year out$33,910—34Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut155—1 year out——35Citrus CollegeGlendora, California154—1 year out——36Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah151$32,6191 year out$36,790$8,432 37Ventura CollegeVentura, California150—1 year out$36,518—38Yuba CollegeMarysville, California149—1 year out——39Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California147—1 year out——40College of the DesertPalm Desert, California145$25,7921 year out$30,561$5,500 41Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California143—1 year out$36,814—42Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California142—1 year out$33,574—43Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden, New York141—1 year out——44Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California140—1 year out——45CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, New York139$24,0521 year out$45,078$8,272 46Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California132—1 year out——47Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, California131—1 year out$38,118—48South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas127$19,5521 year out$31,308$7,743 49Clovis Community CollegeFresno, California127—1 year out——50Cypress CollegeCypress, California126—1 year out$42,320—51Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas126—1 year out——52Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California125—1 year out$39,780—53MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California125—1 year out——54College of the SequoiasVisalia, California123$23,0081 year out——55Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California119—1 year out$38,141—56San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California119$26,2291 year out$42,029$7,597 57Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California119—1 year out——58Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California117—1 year out——59Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California115—1 year out——60Oklahoma City Community CollegeOklahoma City, Oklahoma109$28,6791 year out$35,051$12,319 61Butte CollegeOroville, California107—1 year out——62Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California107—1 year out$35,374—63Chabot CollegeHayward, California106—1 year out——64Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California106—1 year out$49,295—65Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose, California105—1 year out$50,039—66San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California104—1 year out$38,530—67Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California103—1 year out—$10,250 68Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California103—1 year out——69Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio102$29,7171 year out—$13,661 70Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, California101—1 year out——71Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California99—1 year out$41,854—72Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California98—1 year out——73San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, California96—1 year out$35,213$10,575 74Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California95—1 year out——75Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California94—1 year out——76Hartnell CollegeSalinas, California93—1 year out$46,393—77Georgia Military CollegeMilledgeville, Georgia92—1 year out$31,610$11,198 78Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California90—1 year out——79Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California90—1 year out—$5,500 80Monroe Community CollegeRochester, New York87$19,9091 year out—$8,875 81Amarillo CollegeAmarillo, Texas87$25,0761 year out$29,731$18,503 82Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania83$28,0341 year out$39,730$13,838 83West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California82—1 year out——84Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California81—1 year out——85Solano Community CollegeFairfield, California81—1 year out——86Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California80—1 year out——87Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California78—1 year out——88Shasta CollegeRedding, California78—1 year out——89Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmar, California75—1 year out——90Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey, California75—1 year out——91Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem, Pennsylvania74—1 year out——92Truckee Meadows Community CollegeReno, Nevada73—1 year out——93Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa, California72—1 year out$37,698—94Skyline CollegeSan Bruno, California71—1 year out——95CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside, New York71—1 year out——96Lemoore CollegeLemoore, California68$24,7191 year out$30,968$8,000 97Norco CollegeNorco, California68—1 year out——98College of San MateoSan Mateo, California66—1 year out——99Lansing Community CollegeLansing, Michigan66—1 year out$38,511$11,740 100City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California64—1 year out$36,560—

Certificate programs — 28 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California77—1 year out——2University of KansasLawrence, Kansas48—1 year out——3Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau, Wisconsin33—1 year out——4University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland27—1 year out——5Heritage UniversityToppenish, Washington18—1 year out——6Redlands Community CollegeEl Reno, Oklahoma14—1 year out——7Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, Texas14—1 year out——8Wichita State UniversityWichita, Kansas7—1 year out——9Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas7—1 year out——10Columbia CollegeSonora, California6—1 year out——11Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, Pennsylvania5—1 year out——12University of MaineOrono, Maine4—1 year out——13College of San MateoSan Mateo, California3—1 year out——14Lake Michigan CollegeBenton Harbor, Michigan3—1 year out——15Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California2—1 year out——16University of Saint JosephWest Hartford, Connecticut2—1 year out——17Thomas Edison State UniversityTrenton, New Jersey2—1 year out——18Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville, Arkansas1—1 year out——19Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmar, California1—1 year out——20Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, Iowa1—1 year out——21St. Joseph's University-New YorkBrooklyn, New York1—1 year out——22Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California——1 year out$40,223—23University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado——1 year out$81,052—24University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida——1 year out$46,963—25Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston, Massachusetts——1 year out$32,459—26Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri—$30,1341 year out—$26,010 27Davidson CollegeDavidson, North Carolina—$31,4011 year out$63,549$18,500 28Butler County Community CollegeButler, Pennsylvania——1 year out$30,064—

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).