Bachelor's-18% vs national median340 grads tracked
Psychology, General at Columbus State University
Ranked 368th of 402 bachelor's programs in Psychology, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,497
middle 50%: $21,719 – $36,027
Median · 5 years out
$43,322
middle 50%: $33,569 – $55,935
Median · 10 years out
$58,527
middle 50%: $46,179 – $74,481
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
Columbus State University Psychology graduates see median first-year pay at $28k. By year ten, salaries reach $59k.
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
9.7 yrs
≈ $11,992 total interest
Same major at other universities
Missouri Western State University
$43,791 · 5 yrs out
National Louis University
$43,763 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina Upstate
$43,751 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Central University
$43,669 · 5 yrs out
Southern University at New Orleans
$43,513 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Indiana
$43,497 · 5 yrs out
Charleston Southern University
$43,304 · 5 yrs out
Marshall University
$43,205 · 5 yrs out
Ferrum College
$43,159 · 5 yrs out
Texas A & M University - Texarkana
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Aiken
$43,008 · 5 yrs out
Newberry College
$42,866 · 5 yrs out
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$101,595 · 5 yrs out
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$97,530 · 5 yrs out
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$84,053 · 5 yrs out
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$81,722 · 5 yrs out
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$80,758 · 5 yrs out
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$77,607 · 5 yrs out
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$71,812 · 5 yrs out
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$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$65,581 · 5 yrs out
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$63,874 · 5 yrs out
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$60,118 · 5 yrs out