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Bachelor's+22% vs national median303 grads tracked

Psychology, General at Connecticut College

Ranked 10th of 402 bachelor's programs in Psychology, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$45,039
middle 50%: $35,683 – $57,485
Median · 5 years out
$64,308
middle 50%: $47,270 – $86,568
Median · 10 years out
$96,105
middle 50%: $69,154 – $134,767

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Psychology, General (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Connecticut College's bachelor's program in Psychology, General earn a median $45,039 one year after graduating, rising to $96,105 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 22% above the national median of $52,661 for this field, ranking 10th of 402 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,431 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Richmond
$67,269 · 5 yrs out
Quinnipiac University
$66,822 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$66,522 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$65,701 · 5 yrs out
Sacred Heart University
$65,232 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Military Institute
$64,897 · 5 yrs out
Saint John's University
$63,451 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$63,083 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$63,026 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$62,587 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$62,003 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$61,864 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Connecticut College

Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$122,445 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$122,083 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$122,083 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$109,357 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$89,427 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Architecture and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$78,709 · 5 yrs out
Architecture and Related Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$78,709 · 5 yrs out
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's)
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (Bachelor's)
$76,393 · 5 yrs out

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