Associate-6% vs national median263 grads tracked
Psychology at Amarillo College
Ranked 41st of 52 associate programs in Psychology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,116
middle 50%: $21,346 – $37,531
Median · 5 years out
$38,967
middle 50%: $27,752 – $54,051
Median · 10 years out
$52,793
middle 50%: $38,829 – $64,204
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Psychology (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Amarillo College graduates in Psychology earn a median of $28k in their first year. Salaries reach $53k by the tenth 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
10.5 yrs
≈ $13,110 total interest
Same major at other universities
Saint Philip's College
$39,975 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$39,864 · 5 yrs out
Murray State College
$39,731 · 5 yrs out
Tyler Junior College
$39,523 · 5 yrs out
Western Wyoming Community College
$39,467 · 5 yrs out
Seminole State College
$39,209 · 5 yrs out
Paris Junior College
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$38,771 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Oklahoma A & M College
$38,141 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Oklahoma State College
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
Northwest College
$35,940 · 5 yrs out
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$80,947 · 5 yrs out
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$80,895 · 5 yrs out
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$79,576 · 5 yrs out
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$76,343 · 5 yrs out
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$75,199 · 5 yrs out
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$71,581 · 5 yrs out
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$70,452 · 5 yrs out
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$67,570 · 5 yrs out
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$66,850 · 5 yrs out
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