Bachelor's-14% vs national median3,214 grads tracked
Psychology at Kent State University
Ranked 340th of 424 bachelor's programs in Psychology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,453
middle 50%: $22,416 – $38,430
Median · 5 years out
$45,228
middle 50%: $34,179 – $58,911
Median · 10 years out
$57,396
middle 50%: $42,457 – $75,514
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 Kent State University see a median first-year salary of $29k. Ten-year earnings average $57k.
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
9.4 yrs
≈ $11,552 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$45,375 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Morrisville
$45,365 · 5 yrs out
Nicholls State University
$45,330 · 5 yrs out
Sweet Briar College
$45,285 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Louisiana University
$45,260 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - New Kensington
$45,244 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana (The)
$45,210 · 5 yrs out
Fort Lewis College
$45,191 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Institute of Technology
$45,108 · 5 yrs out
Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical Colg at Baton Rouge
$45,089 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - East
$45,046 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina Asheville
$45,044 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Kent State University
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$150,471 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$140,244 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$130,533 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$122,007 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$105,290 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$99,744 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$92,964 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$92,921 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$89,996 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$89,527 · 5 yrs out