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Psychology, General
CIP 4201 · offered at 1,698 colleges · national median earnings $50,147 · median debt $25,250
CollegeMedian earnings
El Paso Community College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$5,400 debt$34,065Truett McConnell University · GA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,496 debt$33,517Imperial Valley College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$33,364Chowan University · NC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$31,000 debt$33,143Blue Mountain Christian University · MS · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$25,250 debt$33,003College of the Sequoias · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$32,906Sinclair Community College · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$13,661 debt$32,867Laredo College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$32,487Prairie State College · IL · Public · Associate's Degree$32,438Lehigh Carbon Community College · PA · Public · Associate's Degree$13,750 debt$32,159Holmes Community College · MS · Public · Associate's Degree$7,250 debt$31,771Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus · PR · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$10,516 debt$31,701San Antonio College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$31,464Owens Community College · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$23,441 debt$31,041College of Western Idaho · ID · Public · Associate's Degree$11,500 debt$30,970South Texas College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$7,743 debt$30,857Yuba College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$30,678University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez · PR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$5,500 debt$30,372Jones County Junior College · MS · Public · Associate's Degree$30,251Florida Memorial University · FL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$32,500 debt$29,042Quinsigamond Community College · MA · Public · Associate's Degree$12,596 debt$28,251Universidad del Sagrado Corazon · PR · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$12,250 debt$26,597Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus · PR · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$28,250 debt$26,574Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus · PR · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$16,766 debt$26,280San Juan College · NM · Public · Associate's Degree$24,154Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo · PR · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$12,250 debt$24,118Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez · PR · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$12,250 debt$24,118Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce · PR · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$12,250 debt$24,118University of Puerto Rico at Cayey · PR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$23,168Universidad Central de Bayamon · PR · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$18,428Where 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.