Bachelor's+10% vs national median1,679 grads tracked
Psychology at University of Massachusetts at Boston
Ranked 46th of 424 bachelor's programs in Psychology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,646
middle 50%: $30,641 – $51,622
Median · 5 years out
$58,133
middle 50%: $43,089 – $75,605
Median · 10 years out
$73,751
middle 50%: $57,035 – $96,457
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Psychology (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
UMass Boston Psychology majors earn a median starting salary of $41k. Ten-year median earnings climb to $74k.
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
7.2 yrs
≈ $8,354 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of North Texas at Dallas
$58,556 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$58,378 · 5 yrs out
Gustavus Adolphus College
$58,242 · 5 yrs out
Marymount University
$58,222 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Scholastica
$58,160 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$58,154 · 5 yrs out
Clark Atlanta University
$57,926 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$57,923 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$57,917 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Joseph
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Medgar Evers College
$57,824 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$57,812 · 5 yrs out
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$137,588 · 5 yrs out
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