Bachelor's+14% vs national median4,746 grads tracked
Psychology, General at State University of New York at Stony Brook
Ranked 28th of 402 bachelor's programs in Psychology, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,754
middle 50%: $24,840 – $47,577
Median · 5 years out
$59,782
middle 50%: $43,019 – $80,557
Median · 10 years out
$83,525
middle 50%: $58,389 – $111,665
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 at Stony Brook see $35k in year-one median earnings. Salaries reach $60k by year five.
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
≈ $8,825 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of the District of Columbia
$60,696 · 5 yrs out
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
CUNY Brooklyn College
$59,482 · 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
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$221,420 · 5 yrs out
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$173,336 · 5 yrs out
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