Bachelor's+10% vs national median3,281 grads tracked
Psychology, General at City College of New York - CUNY
Ranked 46th of 402 bachelor's programs in Psychology, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,652
middle 50%: $27,513 – $51,652
Median · 5 years out
$57,812
middle 50%: $42,455 – $76,878
Median · 10 years out
$74,144
middle 50%: $53,828 – $99,235
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
General psychology majors earn a median of $38,652 in their first year. This increases to $74,144 by year 10.
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
≈ $8,600 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$57,926 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$57,923 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$57,917 · 5 yrs out
Carleton College
$57,902 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Joseph
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Medgar Evers College
$57,824 · 5 yrs out
Butler University
$57,769 · 5 yrs out
University of Bridgeport
$57,707 · 5 yrs out
University of Indianapolis
$57,707 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$57,627 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$57,618 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$57,428 · 5 yrs out
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