Bachelor's+9% vs national median224 grads tracked
Psychology at Carleton College
Ranked 53rd of 424 bachelor's programs in Psychology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,916
middle 50%: $27,338 – $54,993
Median · 5 years out
$57,769
middle 50%: $43,108 – $74,704
Median · 10 years out
$80,289
middle 50%: $63,157 – $111,605
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Psychology (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Graduates of Carleton College's bachelor's program in Psychology earn a median $38,916 one year after graduating, rising to $80,289 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 9% above the national median of $52,765 for this field, ranking 53rd of 424 reporting programs.
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
≈ $8,544 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
University of Bridgeport
$57,707 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$57,632 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$57,618 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$57,428 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$57,371 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$57,365 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Carleton College
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$136,177 · 5 yrs out
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$136,177 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$111,686 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$102,242 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$97,751 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$79,570 · 5 yrs out
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$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Philosophy (Bachelor's)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's)
$71,298 · 5 yrs out
Philosophy and Religious Studies (Bachelor's)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$68,521 · 5 yrs out