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Psychology, General
CIP 4201 · offered at 1,698 colleges · national median earnings $50,147 · median debt $25,250
CollegeMedian earnings
Delta State University · MS · Public · Bachelor's Degree$19,625 debt$37,868Virginia State University · VA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$37,861Ferrum College · VA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$37,841Houghton University · NY · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$37,822Bethune-Cookman University · FL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$37,793Fresno City College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$7,802 debt$37,766Delaware County Community College · PA · Public · Associate's Degree$17,500 debt$37,761San Diego City College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$10,575 debt$37,754University of New Orleans · LA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$24,375 debt$37,747Amarillo College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$18,503 debt$37,684Lemoore College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$8,000 debt$37,572Indiana University-Kokomo · IN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$23,531 debt$37,508College of Southern Nevada · NV · Public · Associate's Degree$6,450 debt$37,489Louisiana Tech University · LA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$22,750 debt$37,473Culver-Stockton College · MO · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$37,472Francis Marion University · SC · Public · Bachelor's Degree$30,500 debt$37,288Laramie County Community College · WY · Public · Associate's Degree$12,000 debt$37,262Clovis Community College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$37,200Merced College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$6,849 debt$37,188Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro · PR · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$10,999 debt$37,149Southern Virginia University · VA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$36,808The University of Tennessee-Martin · TN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,373 debt$36,507Reed College · OR · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$22,844 debt$36,430Cairn University-Langhorne · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$36,295Hartnell College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$36,100Evangel University · MO · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$25,500 debt$35,914Coalinga College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$8,000 debt$35,792Connecticut State Community College · CT · Public · Associate's Degree$35,527Sierra College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$35,461Southeastern Oklahoma State University · OK · Public · Bachelor's Degree$13,435 debt$35,428Community College of Allegheny County · PA · Public · Associate's Degree$14,113 debt$35,110Itawamba Community College · MS · Public · Associate's Degree$35,109Mt Hood Community College · OR · Public · Associate's Degree$35,075Alcorn State University · MS · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,563 debt$35,015Riverside City College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$5,500 debt$35,005Los Medanos College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$34,899East Georgia State College · GA · Public · Associate's Degree$16,750 debt$34,538Pennsylvania Highlands Community College · PA · Public · Associate's Degree$34,272Athens State University · AL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$34,242Georgia Military College · GA · Public · Associate's Degree$11,198 debt$34,197Where 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.