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Psychology, General
CIP 4201 · offered at 1,698 colleges · national median earnings $50,147 · median debt $25,250
CollegeMedian earnings
Oklahoma City Community College · OK · Public · Associate's Degree$12,319 debt$40,978CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$6,416 debt$40,967Baptist University of Florida · FL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$40,963Chadron State College · NE · Public · Bachelor's Degree$24,455 debt$40,919Bunker Hill Community College · MA · Public · Associate's Degree$9,500 debt$40,918Young Harris College · GA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$40,907University of Montevallo · AL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$23,077 debt$40,809Winston-Salem State University · NC · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,375 debt$40,797King University · TN · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$24,875 debt$40,796Shawnee State University · OH · Public · Bachelor's Degree$20,500 debt$40,791Berea College · KY · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$40,768University of the Cumberlands · KY · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$21,750 debt$40,751Austin Community College District · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$13,956 debt$40,744Louisiana State University-Shreveport · LA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$28,000 debt$40,731University of North Carolina Asheville · NC · Public · Bachelor's Degree$21,055 debt$40,673Chaffey College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$40,641Neumann University · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$35,000 debt$40,632University of Southern Indiana · IN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$20,451 debt$40,574University of Arkansas-Fort Smith · AR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$22,500 debt$40,519Tyler Junior College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$17,239 debt$40,517Mt San Antonio College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$5,500 debt$40,348SUNY Polytechnic Institute · NY · Public · Bachelor's Degree$19,500 debt$40,318Modesto Junior College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$6,757 debt$40,301Santa Ana College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$40,262John Brown University · AR · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,544 debt$40,222University of Valley Forge · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,903 debt$40,155Orange Coast College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$40,152Barstow Community College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$40,147The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley · TX · Public · Bachelor's Degree$12,000 debt$40,140Glendale Community College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$40,060Lindsey Wilson University · KY · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$39,969Mississippi Christian University · MS · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$39,933Navarro College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$14,750 debt$39,860South University-Austin · TX · Private (for-profit) · Bachelor's Degree$54,702 debt$39,694South University-Columbia · SC · Private (for-profit) · Bachelor's Degree$54,702 debt$39,694South University-Montgomery · AL · Private (for-profit) · Bachelor's Degree$54,702 debt$39,694South University-Richmond · VA · Private (for-profit) · Bachelor's Degree$54,702 debt$39,694South University-Savannah · GA · Private (for-profit) · Bachelor's Degree$54,702 debt$39,694South University-Savannah Online · GA · Private (for-profit) · Bachelor's Degree$54,702 debt$39,694South University-Tampa · FL · Private (for-profit) · Bachelor's Degree$54,702 debt$39,694Where 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.