Bachelor's+20% vs national median245 grads tracked
Psychology at State University of New York at Farmingdale
Ranked 16th of 424 bachelor's programs in Psychology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,791
middle 50%: $25,404 – $44,398
Median · 5 years out
$63,411
middle 50%: $45,461 – $83,810
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Psychology (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Psychology majors at this New York campus see median first-year earnings of $34k. This figure grows to $63k by the fifth year of employment.
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
≈ $8,727 total interest
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$64,798 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$64,792 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut College
$64,308 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$64,294 · 5 yrs out
Saint John's University
$63,451 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$63,083 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$63,058 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$62,003 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$61,864 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$61,853 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Graduate School & University Center
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
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