Bachelor's+8% vs national median2,200 grads tracked
Psychology, General at CUNY York College
Ranked 59th of 402 bachelor's programs in Psychology, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,104
middle 50%: $29,818 – $55,764
Median · 5 years out
$57,020
middle 50%: $41,872 – $75,772
Median · 10 years out
$69,658
middle 50%: $51,322 – $95,861
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 $42k in year one. Pay scales to $57k by year five and $70k 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
≈ $8,303 total interest
Same major at other universities
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$57,371 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$57,365 · 5 yrs out
Marymount University
$57,346 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Benedict
$57,235 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$57,154 · 5 yrs out
Penn State World Campus
$57,120 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$56,990 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$56,915 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Shenandoah University
$56,453 · 5 yrs out
University of New Haven
$56,259 · 5 yrs out
University of Hartford
$56,249 · 5 yrs out
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