Bachelor's-3% vs national median245 grads tracked
Psychology at Fitchburg State University
Ranked 171st of 424 bachelor's programs in Psychology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,073
middle 50%: $28,565 – $44,267
Median · 5 years out
$51,354
middle 50%: $38,916 – $64,523
Median · 10 years out
$69,154
middle 50%: $47,666 – $89,305
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Psychology (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Fitchburg State University Psychology graduates earn a median of $37,073 in year one. Median earnings reach $69,154 after a decade.
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
8 yrs
≈ $9,438 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$51,569 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$51,493 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$51,441 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$51,433 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Hilo
$51,386 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College
$51,367 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University - Saint Paul
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Holy Cross College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Victoria
$51,190 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Commerce
$51,114 · 5 yrs out
Agnes Scott College
$51,109 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Berks
$51,034 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Fitchburg State University
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$117,423 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$105,099 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$92,988 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$92,467 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$88,859 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$88,859 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$83,958 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$82,827 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's)
$82,210 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,142 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$80,729 · 5 yrs out