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

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

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia100$51,9591 year out$70,574$17,500 2Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, Pennsylvania71$51,6451 year out$61,400$27,000 3Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, Pennsylvania0$50,0401 year out$66,453$27,000 4Trinity CollegeHartford, Connecticut12$48,4061 year out—$22,944 5CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, New York72$48,2991 year out—$19,462 6The University of Texas Permian BasinOdessa, Texas129$46,0091 year out$47,718$21,731 7Charter Oak State CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut52$45,4281 year out—$22,779 8Marian UniversityFond Du Lac, Wisconsin24$45,4161 year out—$28,468 9Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts111$44,7601 year out$74,848$18,000 10Virginia Military InstituteLexington, Virginia34$44,1631 year out$72,223$19,250 11Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois211$44,0881 year out$71,228$14,500 12Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts63$43,9431 year out$65,053$13,416 13Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, Vermont—$43,8391 year out$71,410$17,256 14Endicott CollegeBeverly, Massachusetts38$43,6461 year out$59,307$27,000 15Excelsior UniversityAlbany, New York93$43,5741 year out$46,236$28,914 16New England CollegeHenniker, New Hampshire23$42,6561 year out$40,429$38,285 17Lakeland UniversityPlymouth, Wisconsin33$42,3551 year out$48,637$38,866 18Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, Iowa88$42,1831 year out$50,014$41,478 19Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas117$42,1081 year out$57,357$23,412 20University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland630$42,0561 year out$56,213$23,465 21Rice UniversityHouston, Texas66$41,2991 year out$67,648$12,505 22Waldorf UniversityForest City, Iowa76$41,1931 year out$47,938$29,136 23Norwich UniversityNorthfield, Vermont27$41,1641 year out$62,242$26,938 24College of the Holy CrossWorcester, Massachusetts125$41,0991 year out$63,311$27,000 25College of Saint BenedictSaint Joseph, Minnesota48$41,0291 year out$54,904$27,000 26Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota102$40,9581 year out$49,480$30,155 27Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania63$40,9421 year out$75,622$21,160 28Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine34$40,8421 year out$65,101—29University of Massachusetts GlobalAliso Viejo, California124$40,7261 year out$53,859$26,703 30American International CollegeSpringfield, Massachusetts23$40,4671 year out$57,060$27,000 31Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, Washington62$40,2641 year out$55,138$26,000 32Spalding UniversityLouisville, Kentucky18$40,2621 year out$41,998$31,750 33Rivier UniversityNashua, New Hampshire15$40,2421 year out$48,244$27,000 34Nevada State UniversityHenderson, Nevada120$40,1831 year out$46,520$29,000 35Connecticut CollegeNew London, Connecticut55$40,1411 year out$66,708$24,197 36University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts210$40,0541 year out$52,247$25,925 37Fort Hays State UniversityHays, Kansas98$40,0091 year out$45,217$29,000 38Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfield, Illinois4$39,9801 year out$33,017$24,562 39Fairfield UniversityFairfield, Connecticut75$39,8901 year out$66,585$26,000 40Concordia University-NebraskaSeward, Nebraska25$39,8831 year out$37,323$27,000 41Wisconsin Lutheran CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin12$39,8741 year out$54,940$27,000 42CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York87$39,8681 year out$48,656$11,700 43Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania0$39,8661 year out$62,008$30,000 44King's CollegeWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania19$39,8181 year out$38,009$27,000 45Capella UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota556$39,7641 year out$48,007$40,816 46American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia0$39,6551 year out$50,168$31,973 47The Chicago School at Los AngelesLos Angeles, California44$39,5961 year out—$40,645 48Ottawa University-SurpriseSurprise, Arizona23$39,5961 year out—$27,562 49The Chicago School at ChicagoChicago, Illinois14$39,5961 year out—$40,645 50Ottawa University-OnlineOverland Park, Kansas9$39,5961 year out—$27,562 51Ottawa University-Kansas CityOverland Park, Kansas8$39,5961 year out—$27,562 52Ottawa University-MilwaukeeBrookfield, Wisconsin6$39,5961 year out—$27,562 53The Chicago School at San DiegoSan Diego, California1$39,5961 year out—$40,645 54Ottawa University-OttawaOttawa, Kansas0$39,5961 year out—$27,562 55Lesley UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts50$39,2111 year out$55,286$23,848 56Kenyon CollegeGambier, Ohio47$39,2031 year out—$19,000 57Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New York164$39,1881 year out$47,632$29,050 58Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts305$39,1751 year out$60,374$26,000 59Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, South Dakota29$39,0981 year out$45,200$27,000 60Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, Massachusetts35$38,9601 year out$54,190$29,162 61Bellevue UniversityBellevue, Nebraska38$38,9281 year out$44,852$28,833 62Touro UniversityNew York, New York273$38,9181 year out$45,023$20,500 63CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York114$38,7011 year out$56,157$11,000 64Assumption UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts43$38,6971 year out$61,401$27,000 65Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire2,993$38,6001 year out$48,663$34,547 66Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California115$38,5871 year out$77,958$17,667 67University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, Minnesota155$38,5431 year out$52,733$24,225 68The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona455$38,5241 year out$41,585$43,875 69National UniversitySan Diego, California172$38,5231 year out$56,955$31,250 70Saint Anselm CollegeManchester, New Hampshire30$38,5091 year out$57,453$27,000 71University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota64$38,3961 year out$61,307$27,000 72University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin97$38,3761 year out$50,908$26,000 73Washburn UniversityTopeka, Kansas44$38,2641 year out$44,367$25,249 74University of Wisconsin-SuperiorSuperior, Wisconsin33$38,2621 year out—$24,833 75University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin167$38,2591 year out$48,478$22,500 76University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire211$38,2291 year out$55,519$27,000 77University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies OnlineManchester, New Hampshire34$38,2291 year out$55,519$27,000 78University of New Hampshire at ManchesterManchester, New Hampshire10$38,2291 year out$55,519$27,000 79Worcester State UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts154$38,1691 year out$52,586$24,394 80University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts251$38,1511 year out$55,661$26,004 81Rider UniversityLawrenceville, New Jersey74$38,1181 year out$54,210$27,000 82Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva, New York40$38,1171 year out—$27,000 83Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas123$38,1151 year out$64,774$23,310 84Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania20$38,0461 year out—$31,000 85Suffolk UniversityBoston, Massachusetts61$38,0201 year out$60,751$27,000 86Edgewood UniversityMadison, Wisconsin18$37,9541 year out$48,436$27,000 87Walden UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota148$37,9441 year out$47,057$52,781 88Adams State UniversityAlamosa, Colorado17$37,9431 year out—$22,745 89Hamline UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota54$37,8721 year out$47,798$24,512 90Providence CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island112$37,8631 year out$69,424$27,000 91Russell Sage CollegeTroy, New York31$37,8211 year out$48,271$25,000 92University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul, Minnesota19$37,7581 year out$48,227$24,749 93California State University-East BayHayward, California377$37,7021 year out$57,858$15,000 94Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado—$37,7021 year out$46,755$24,591 95Winona State UniversityWinona, Minnesota80$37,6731 year out$51,687$24,875 96Muskingum UniversityNew Concord, Ohio18$37,6361 year out$44,233$27,625 97Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania35$37,6011 year out$45,362$21,853 98University of St ThomasHouston, Texas55$37,5721 year out—$21,468 99California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California412$37,5671 year out—$24,994 100Rhodes CollegeMemphis, Tennessee30$37,5631 year out$54,788$24,589

Associate programs — top 100 of 295 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Rockland Community CollegeSuffern, New York—$38,5711 year out—$11,000 2University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeBlue Ash, Ohio46$38,0191 year out—$17,999 3University of Cincinnati-Clermont CollegeBatavia, Ohio20$38,0191 year out—$17,999 4University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio—$38,0191 year out—$17,999 5Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston, Massachusetts61$37,2561 year out$47,215$9,500 6Merced CollegeMerced, California328$34,4411 year out$32,072$6,849 7Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah151$32,6191 year out$36,790$8,432 8Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania61$31,9051 year out$39,522$8,782 9Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas159$29,9301 year out$37,449$13,956 10Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio102$29,7171 year out—$13,661 11Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia177$29,1991 year out$37,706$30,949 12Oklahoma City Community CollegeOklahoma City, Oklahoma109$28,6791 year out$35,051$12,319 13Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania83$28,0341 year out$39,730$13,838 14Fresno City CollegeFresno, California185$27,4211 year out$34,638$7,802 15Tyler Junior CollegeTyler, Texas48$26,9821 year out$34,455$17,239 16Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana227$26,6881 year out—$10,239 17Navarro CollegeCorsicana, Texas23$26,2361 year out$39,108$14,750 18San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California119$26,2291 year out$42,029$7,597 19Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California178$25,8321 year out$37,763$6,757 20College of the DesertPalm Desert, California145$25,7921 year out$30,561$5,500 21Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico157$25,6751 year out$36,432$8,858 22Amarillo CollegeAmarillo, Texas87$25,0761 year out$29,731$18,503 23Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California204$24,8941 year out$41,258$12,000 24Lemoore CollegeLemoore, California68$24,7191 year out$30,968$8,000 25CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, New York139$24,0521 year out$45,078$8,272 26College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada198$23,9841 year out$38,196$6,450 27College of the SequoiasVisalia, California123$23,0081 year out——28El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas176$20,6441 year out$27,622$5,400 29Monroe Community CollegeRochester, New York87$19,9091 year out—$8,875 30South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas127$19,5521 year out$31,308$7,743 31CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, New York300$18,8671 year out—$6,416 32Delaware County Community CollegeMedia, Pennsylvania45$17,2691 year out$34,933$17,500 33Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California304$16,8941 year out$30,700$5,500 34Coalinga CollegeCoalinga, California15$16,1391 year out—$8,000 35Sierra CollegeRocklin, California330—1 year out——36Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California326—1 year out$47,312—37Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California275—1 year out——38San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California231—1 year out$41,621—39College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California222—1 year out$38,609$7,177 40El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California207—1 year out$41,636—41Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California199—1 year out$29,090$12,500 42Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California197—1 year out——43East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California196—1 year out$34,604—44Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California191—1 year out——45Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California190—1 year out$38,413—46De Anza CollegeCupertino, California188—1 year out——47Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia185—1 year out——48Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California176—1 year out$47,941—49Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California173—1 year out—$7,110 50Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California170—1 year out$37,234—51Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California166—1 year out$37,641—52Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California166—1 year out——53American River CollegeSacramento, California159—1 year out$35,258—54Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California159—1 year out—$5,500 55Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California156—1 year out$33,910—56Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut155—1 year out——57Citrus CollegeGlendora, California154—1 year out——58Ventura CollegeVentura, California150—1 year out$36,518—59Yuba CollegeMarysville, California149—1 year out——60Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California147—1 year out——61Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California143—1 year out$36,814—62Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California142—1 year out$33,574—63Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden, New York141—1 year out——64Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California140—1 year out——65Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California132—1 year out——66Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, California131—1 year out$38,118—67Clovis Community CollegeFresno, California127—1 year out——68Cypress CollegeCypress, California126—1 year out$42,320—69Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas126—1 year out——70Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California125—1 year out$39,780—71MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California125—1 year out——72Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California119—1 year out$38,141—73Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California119—1 year out——74Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California117—1 year out——75Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California115—1 year out——76Butte CollegeOroville, California107—1 year out——77Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California107—1 year out$35,374—78Chabot CollegeHayward, California106—1 year out——79Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California106—1 year out$49,295—80Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose, California105—1 year out$50,039—81San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California104—1 year out$38,530—82Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California103—1 year out—$10,250 83Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California103—1 year out——84Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, California101—1 year out——85Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California99—1 year out$41,854—86Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California98—1 year out——87San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, California96—1 year out$35,213$10,575 88Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California95—1 year out——89Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California94—1 year out——90Hartnell CollegeSalinas, California93—1 year out$46,393—91Georgia Military CollegeMilledgeville, Georgia92—1 year out$31,610$11,198 92Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California90—1 year out——93Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California90—1 year out—$5,500 94West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California82—1 year out——95Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California81—1 year out——96Solano Community CollegeFairfield, California81—1 year out——97Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California80—1 year out——98Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California78—1 year out——99Shasta CollegeRedding, California78—1 year out——100Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmar, California75—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 28 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

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