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Bachelor's+24% vs national median285 grads tracked

Psychology at Georgia Institute of Technology

Ranked 8th of 424 bachelor's programs in Psychology by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,966
middle 50%: $24,556 – $51,415
Median · 5 years out
$65,498
middle 50%: $47,990 – $95,682
Median · 10 years out
$86,717
middle 50%: $63,004 – $132,649

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of Georgia Institute of Technology's bachelor's program in Psychology earn a median $36,966 one year after graduating, rising to $86,717 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 24% above the national median of $52,765 for this field, ranking 8th of 424 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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

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

Paid off in
6.8 yrs
≈ $8,150 total interest

Same major at other universities

Charter Oak State College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Providence College
$67,527 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$67,269 · 5 yrs out
Quinnipiac University
$66,695 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$65,701 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$65,579 · 5 yrs out
Sacred Heart University
$65,232 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Military Institute
$64,897 · 5 yrs out
Bryant University
$64,798 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$64,792 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut College
$64,308 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$64,294 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Georgia Institute of Technology

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$197,469 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$197,361 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$169,882 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$167,408 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$148,445 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$147,366 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$138,294 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$131,944 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$129,086 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$129,086 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$125,377 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$118,129 · 5 yrs out

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