Bachelor's-17% vs national median387 grads tracked
Psychology, General at Southern University at New Orleans
Ranked 366th of 402 bachelor's programs in Psychology, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,400
middle 50%: $24,389 – $41,202
Median · 5 years out
$43,513
middle 50%: $32,203 – $56,464
Median · 10 years out
$50,159
middle 50%: $36,827 – $66,338
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
The first-year median salary for this major is $32k. By year ten, alumni earn a median of $50k.
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
9.8 yrs
≈ $11,565 total interest
Same major at other universities
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Altoona
$43,888 · 5 yrs out
Claflin University
$43,820 · 5 yrs out
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
University of Southern Indiana
$43,497 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State University
$43,322 · 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
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$76,015 · 5 yrs out
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$76,015 · 5 yrs out
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$65,986 · 5 yrs out
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$60,442 · 5 yrs out
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$56,791 · 5 yrs out
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