Bachelor's+12% vs national median1,060 grads tracked
Psychology, General at University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Ranked 32nd of 402 bachelor's programs in Psychology, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,700
middle 50%: $29,241 – $50,044
Median · 5 years out
$58,792
middle 50%: $43,651 – $74,766
Median · 10 years out
$71,662
middle 50%: $51,392 – $92,107
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 University of Massachusetts - Lowell sees psychology graduates earn $40k initially. Median pay grows to $72k by year ten.
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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,414 total interest
Same major at other universities
George Mason University
$60,020 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$59,814 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$59,782 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$59,482 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$58,951 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$58,917 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$58,731 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas at Dallas
$58,556 · 5 yrs out
Gustavus Adolphus College
$58,242 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$58,223 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Scholastica
$58,160 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$58,154 · 5 yrs out
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$141,392 · 5 yrs out
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$136,980 · 5 yrs out
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