Bachelor's · Spartanburg, South Carolina
Is Psychology, General at Converse University 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 11.7 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $36,126
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $47,796
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- Not enough borrowers to report
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $100k (likely $100k – $100k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $11k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in SC
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 11.7 years (likely 7.6–20+)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$169k (likely −$239k – −$86k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$11k (likely −$168k – $175k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 44%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
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Other majors at Converse University
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Doctoral)$73,204
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$57,212
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$55,503
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's)$51,556
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's)$47,686
- Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's)$42,849
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's)$42,231
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Master's)$40,250
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor's)$38,045
Psychology, General at other schools in South Carolina
- Furman University$57,264
- Clemson University$55,126
- Wofford College$52,046
- University of South Carolina Beaufort$50,776
- Presbyterian College$48,208
- College of Charleston$47,926
- University of South Carolina-Columbia$47,234
- Coker University$46,921
- University of South Carolina-Upstate$45,659
- Coastal Carolina University$45,469