Bachelor's-14% vs national median315 grads tracked
Psychology at Nicholls State University
Ranked 336th of 424 bachelor's programs in Psychology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$27,143
middle 50%: $20,958 – $36,215
Median · 5 years out
$45,330
middle 50%: $35,026 – $56,343
Median · 10 years out
$61,703
middle 50%: $42,912 – $76,801
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Psychology (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Psychology bachelor's graduates earn $27k initially. Median annual pay reaches $62k by the tenth year.
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
9.4 yrs
≈ $11,796 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Missouri - Saint Louis
$45,477 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Tech University
$45,458 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$45,437 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$45,427 · 5 yrs out
Monmouth College
$45,423 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$45,375 · 5 yrs out
Sweet Briar College
$45,285 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Louisiana University
$45,260 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - New Kensington
$45,244 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$45,228 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana (The)
$45,210 · 5 yrs out
Fort Lewis College
$45,191 · 5 yrs out
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$94,148 · 5 yrs out
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$79,787 · 5 yrs out
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$75,080 · 5 yrs out
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$75,080 · 5 yrs out
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