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Doctoral · Psychology

Psychology, General (Doctoral): earnings by school

46 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$75,860
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$96,204
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$83,910
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 38 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $87,501 and $110,256. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$86,680$144,730—
George Mason University VA$96,993$128,100—
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$71,056$120,982—
Wayne State University MI—$120,901—
Claremont Graduate University CA$96,563$118,456$138,114
University of Central Florida FL$116,568——
University of Georgia GA—$115,825—
Illinois Institute of Technology IL$90,299$115,482—
University of South Florida FL—$113,606—
Drexel University PA—$111,849—
Loma Linda University CA$83,403$110,256$178,772
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$101,191$109,867—
University of Vermont VT—$109,295—
University of Illinois Chicago IL—$109,281—
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN—$108,390—
University of Southern Mississippi MS$72,863$105,702$75,927
University of Florida FL$70,619$103,154—
University of California-Los Angeles CA$71,750$100,014—
Florida State University FL$72,008$99,239—
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE—$96,534—
CUNY Graduate School and University Center NY$79,329$95,873—
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$78,386$95,771$81,500
Rutgers University-Newark NJ$78,386$95,771$81,500
University of Connecticut CT$64,581$94,835—
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$64,581$94,835—
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$64,581$94,835—
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$64,581$94,835—
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$64,581$94,835—
Grand Canyon University AZ$88,310$94,079$83,023
Miami University-Oxford OH—$87,501—
Northern Illinois University IL$73,405$85,719—
Northcentral University CA$78,069$85,657$100,167
University of Alabama at Birmingham AL—$85,091—
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH$73,558$82,522—
Capella University MN$67,066$82,098$84,797
Walden University MN$74,957$80,203$153,599
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA$79,351——
Chatham University PA$79,330——
The University of Alabama AL$78,394——
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL$78,031——
Iowa State University IA$76,763——
Florida International University FL$73,586——
Northwestern University IL—$71,819—
Springfield College MA$64,450——
Saybrook University CA—$54,416—
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras PR$26,037$47,470$63,585