Bachelor's+28% vs national median434 grads tracked
Psychology at Providence College
Ranked 3rd of 424 bachelor's programs in Psychology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,923
middle 50%: $29,436 – $52,727
Median · 5 years out
$67,527
middle 50%: $49,812 – $88,967
Median · 10 years out
$93,187
middle 50%: $67,394 – $125,625
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Psychology (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Providence College psychology graduates earn a year-1 median of $41.9k. By year 10, median salaries reach $93k.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,536 total interest
Same major at other universities
Fairfield University
$78,170 · 5 yrs out
Charter Oak State College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$67,269 · 5 yrs out
Quinnipiac University
$66,695 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$65,701 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$65,579 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$65,498 · 5 yrs out
Sacred Heart University
$65,232 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Military Institute
$64,897 · 5 yrs out
Bryant University
$64,798 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$64,792 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut College
$64,308 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Providence College
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$118,711 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$118,711 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's)
$116,180 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$109,932 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$108,867 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$106,194 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$104,709 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$99,373 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$98,392 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$98,392 · 5 yrs out
Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's)
$95,189 · 5 yrs out
Marketing (Bachelor's)
$93,838 · 5 yrs out