Bachelor's+13% vs national median3,588 grads tracked
Psychology, General at CUNY Brooklyn College
Ranked 29th of 402 bachelor's programs in Psychology, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,782
middle 50%: $26,258 – $51,401
Median · 5 years out
$59,482
middle 50%: $41,491 – $80,783
Median · 10 years out
$78,723
middle 50%: $53,567 – $109,749
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
Psychology majors at CUNY Brooklyn College earn a median of $37,782 in their first year. Median salaries climb to $78,723 by the tenth year.
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
≈ $8,537 total interest
Same major at other universities
Washington and Lee University
$60,696 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$60,493 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$60,162 · 5 yrs out
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
University of Houston
$58,951 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$58,917 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$58,792 · 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
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