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Bachelor's+14% vs national median2,521 grads tracked

Psychology at University of Texas at Dallas

Ranked 29th of 424 bachelor's programs in Psychology by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,769
middle 50%: $28,653 – $56,818
Median · 5 years out
$60,222
middle 50%: $43,407 – $76,597
Median · 10 years out
$72,952
middle 50%: $54,351 – $97,570

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Psychology (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of University of Texas at Dallas's bachelor's program in Psychology earn a median $41,769 one year after graduating, rising to $72,952 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% above the national median of $52,765 for this field, ranking 29th of 424 reporting programs.

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
7 yrs
≈ $8,075 total interest

Same major at other universities

Wabash College
$61,630 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$61,156 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$61,150 · 5 yrs out
University of the District of Columbia
$60,696 · 5 yrs out
Hampden Sydney College
$60,629 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$60,493 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$60,162 · 5 yrs out
Washington and Lee University
$60,059 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$60,020 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$59,782 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$59,482 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$58,951 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Texas at Dallas

Engineering (Doctorate)
$175,253 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$165,855 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$151,459 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$135,567 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$133,830 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$121,899 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Doctorate)
$115,698 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Doctorate)
$114,273 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$112,543 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$107,201 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Certificate)
$107,201 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Certificate)
$107,201 · 5 yrs out

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