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Psychology, General
CIP 4201 · offered at 1,698 colleges · national median earnings $50,147 · median debt $25,250
CollegeMedian earnings
South University-Virginia Beach · VA · Private (for-profit) · Bachelor's Degree$54,702 debt$39,694South University-West Palm Beach · FL · Private (for-profit) · Bachelor's Degree$54,702 debt$39,694Jacksonville State University · AL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,750 debt$39,687Lansing Community College · MI · Public · Associate's Degree$11,740 debt$39,665Central State University · OH · Public · Bachelor's Degree$31,485 debt$39,628Heidelberg University · OH · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$39,600Georgia Gwinnett College · GA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$39,486Northeastern State University · OK · Public · Bachelor's Degree$39,474Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University · FL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$24,984 debt$39,472Georgia Southwestern State University · GA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,125 debt$39,403Taylor University · IN · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$22,750 debt$39,400Sacramento City College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$39,363Missouri Baptist University · MO · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,530 debt$39,251University of Mount Olive · NC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$22,644 debt$39,248College of the Desert · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$5,500 debt$39,201Southern University at New Orleans · LA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$47,500 debt$39,139Hendrix College · AR · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$39,070Northwest Vista College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$9,047 debt$38,903South Plains College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$38,888Bakersfield College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$38,723Lewis-Clark State College · ID · Public · Bachelor's Degree$24,600 debt$38,717San Joaquin Delta College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$38,679Claflin University · SC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$33,000 debt$38,625Monroe Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$8,875 debt$38,612Arkansas Tech University · AR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$23,910 debt$38,611Antelope Valley Community College District · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$10,250 debt$38,497Saint Elizabeth University · NJ · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$25,000 debt$38,484Salt Lake Community College · UT · Public · Associate's Degree$8,432 debt$38,455Long Beach City College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$38,437Rose State College · OK · Public · Associate's Degree$16,000 debt$38,415Campbellsville University · KY · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$23,250 debt$38,373Butler County Community College · PA · Public · Associate's Degree$38,333Cosumnes River College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$38,333William Carey University · MS · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$32,693 debt$38,325Whitman College · WA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$15,221 debt$38,158The University of Tennessee Southern · TN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$19,800 debt$38,072Southeastern Louisiana University · LA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$24,784 debt$37,998Carson-Newman University · TN · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$25,250 debt$37,992Tusculum University · TN · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$28,500 debt$37,934McKendree University · IL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$23,250 debt$37,892Where 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.