Bachelor's · Chicago, Illinois
Is Psychology, General at National Louis University worth it?
Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $37,181
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- Not enough graduates to report
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $17,000
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $44k (likely $44k – $58k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$473 a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in IL
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$225k (likely −$289k – −$164k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$228k (likely −$343k – −$105k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 32%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Change income, residency or loans Compare Psychology, General at other schools
Other majors at National Louis University
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral)$136,173
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$86,139
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctoral)$80,648
- Human Resources Management and Services (Master's)$79,490
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's)$78,175
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$76,905
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's)$74,580
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's)$74,144
- Public Administration (Master's)$73,033
- Curriculum and Instruction (Master's)$70,926
- Special Education and Teaching (Master's)$65,083
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's)$64,430
Psychology, General at other schools in Illinois
- Northwestern University$73,646
- Bradley University$64,378
- Illinois Wesleyan University$57,839
- Loyola University Chicago$56,658
- North Park University$56,062
- Aurora University$55,697
- DePaul University$55,664
- Northeastern Illinois University$54,301
- Lake Forest College$54,270
- Benedictine University$53,994