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Psychology, General
CIP 4201 · offered at 1,698 colleges · national median earnings $50,147 · median debt $25,250
CollegeMedian earnings
College of the Canyons · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$7,177 debt$42,174Bridgewater College · VA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,733 debt$42,141Ohio Christian University · OH · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,792 debt$42,140Alabama A & M University · AL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,500 debt$42,127Wilmington College · OH · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$42,018Southwestern College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$12,500 debt$41,995Mississippi State University · MS · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,480 debt$41,986North Carolina Wesleyan University · NC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$30,830 debt$41,976Charleston Southern University · SC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$41,934Southern University and A & M College · LA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$35,000 debt$41,901Southern University Law Center · LA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$35,000 debt$41,901Lake Tahoe Community College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$41,792Alabama State University · AL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$31,000 debt$41,766Fisher College · MA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$41,644Northwestern Oklahoma State University · OK · Public · Bachelor's Degree$20,375 debt$41,641Newberry College · SC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$31,000 debt$41,585St. Mary's University · TX · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$41,580Augusta University · GA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$28,250 debt$41,544Spalding University · KY · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$31,750 debt$41,460Bucks County Community College · PA · Public · Associate's Degree$8,782 debt$41,441Auburn University at Montgomery · AL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,800 debt$41,393Eastern Kentucky University · KY · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,645 debt$41,384Community College of Philadelphia · PA · Public · Associate's Degree$13,838 debt$41,375Dalton State College · GA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$18,061 debt$41,357Shepherd University · WV · Public · Bachelor's Degree$22,500 debt$41,344Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce · PR · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$13,250 debt$41,320Austin Peay State University · TN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,000 debt$41,303Columbus State University · GA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$28,000 debt$41,266Concord University · WV · Public · Bachelor's Degree$15,648 debt$41,259Spring Hill College · AL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$41,252Butte College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$41,185West Valley College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$41,180Spring Arbor University · MI · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$41,167Albany State University · GA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$30,718 debt$41,153Henderson State University · AR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$19,134 debt$41,112Santiago Canyon College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$41,112Lander University · SC · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,062 debt$41,110Western Wyoming Community College · WY · Public · Associate's Degree$41,096Missouri Southern State University · MO · Public · Bachelor's Degree$23,609 debt$41,008Regent University · VA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$33,625 debt$41,007Where this field leads
Occupations that the U.S. Department of Education maps to this field of study, with national pay from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A crosswalk of what graduates can do — not a placement rate for any one college.
OccupationMedian payU.S. jobs
Managers, All Other$141,900622,190
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$100,58075,990
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$80,34041,530
Social Science Research Assistants$61,99030,640
Psychologists, All Other$110,84018,820
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists$193,950790
Sources: U.S. Department of Education CIP–SOC crosswalk; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (national, latest release).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data. Colleges without reported earnings for this field are omitted.