Bachelor's+20% vs national median4,393 grads tracked
Psychology, General at University of Texas at Austin
Ranked 12th of 402 bachelor's programs in Psychology, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,360
middle 50%: $28,522 – $55,479
Median · 5 years out
$63,083
middle 50%: $46,181 – $83,576
Median · 10 years out
$82,699
middle 50%: $60,487 – $121,400
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
UT Austin Psychology graduates earn a median of $40k in their first year. Median earnings reach $83k by year 10.
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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,986 total interest
Same major at other universities
Binghamton University
$66,522 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$65,701 · 5 yrs out
Sacred Heart University
$65,232 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Military Institute
$64,897 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut College
$64,308 · 5 yrs out
Saint John's University
$63,451 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$63,026 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$62,587 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$62,003 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$61,864 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Graduate School & University Center
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$61,618 · 5 yrs out
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$215,480 · 5 yrs out
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$206,592 · 5 yrs out
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Legal Professions and Studies (Doctorate)
$179,117 · 5 yrs out
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$179,117 · 5 yrs out
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$173,536 · 5 yrs out
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$164,408 · 5 yrs out
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$160,721 · 5 yrs out
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$159,387 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$156,021 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$147,611 · 5 yrs out