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Bachelor's-15% vs national median491 grads tracked

Psychology at Indiana University - South Bend

Ranked 368th of 424 bachelor's programs in Psychology by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,385
middle 50%: $26,239 – $40,079
Median · 5 years out
$44,607
middle 50%: $34,050 – $56,759
Median · 10 years out
$55,411
middle 50%: $42,246 – $75,586

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 Indiana University - South Bend's bachelor's program in Psychology earn a median $33,385 one year after graduating, rising to $55,411 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 15% below the national median of $52,765 for this field, ranking 368th 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?

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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
9.3 yrs
≈ $11,061 total interest

Same major at other universities

Winston-Salem State University
$44,669 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Hazleton
$44,669 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
$44,662 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$44,654 · 5 yrs out
Converse University
$44,649 · 5 yrs out
Clayton State University
$44,612 · 5 yrs out
Langston University
$44,511 · 5 yrs out
Central State University
$44,302 · 5 yrs out
Eureka College
$44,206 · 5 yrs out
Trine University
$44,206 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Kokomo
$44,113 · 5 yrs out
Hollins University
$44,039 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Indiana University - South Bend

Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$122,702 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$118,879 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$80,088 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$79,974 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$70,527 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$70,224 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out

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