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Bachelor's · Rochester, New York

Is Psychology, General at Rochester Institute of Technology worth it?

Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Pays back slowly: graduates typically recover the cost in about 12.5 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating
Not enough graduates to report
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating
$55,400
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation
$23,135
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Net cost to graduate, all families
$171k (likely $159k – $222k)
AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4
$18k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in NY
2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback
12.5 years (likely 8.2–20+)
Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return
−$219k (likely −$342k – −$101k)
Today's dollars
20-year net return
−$9k (likely −$218k – $217k)
Today's dollars
Odds of finishing (school-wide)
70%
Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

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Students heading toward teaching & helping people majors like this one often take these classes. Every school offers a different mix, so check with your counselor.

AP classes

  • AP Psychology
  • AP English Language and Composition
  • AP Statistics

IB Higher Level

  • Psychology HL
  • Language A HL

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