Bachelor's-5% vs national median1,987 grads tracked
Psychology, General at College of Charleston
Ranked 189th of 402 bachelor's programs in Psychology, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,550
middle 50%: $23,612 – $40,403
Median · 5 years out
$50,143
middle 50%: $37,242 – $65,849
Median · 10 years out
$63,931
middle 50%: $47,094 – $88,531
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 the College of Charleston see first-year median salaries of $32k. After ten years, the median is $64k.
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.
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Paid off in
8.6 yrs
≈ $10,390 total interest
Same major at other universities
Old Dominion University
$50,422 · 5 yrs out
University of Northwestern- St Paul
$50,407 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$50,350 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$50,335 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Minnesota State University
$50,279 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
$50,217 · 5 yrs out
South Dakota State University
$50,098 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$50,043 · 5 yrs out
Portland State University
$50,043 · 5 yrs out
Northern Arizona University
$50,013 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
$50,001 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$49,872 · 5 yrs out
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$121,352 · 5 yrs out
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$99,015 · 5 yrs out
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Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$95,876 · 5 yrs out
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$89,880 · 5 yrs out
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$89,476 · 5 yrs out
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$77,926 · 5 yrs out
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$76,854 · 5 yrs out
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$76,015 · 5 yrs out
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$75,391 · 5 yrs out
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$73,075 · 5 yrs out
International Business (Bachelor's)
$71,457 · 5 yrs out