Bachelor's+6% vs national median875 grads tracked
Psychology at University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Ranked 73rd of 424 bachelor's programs in Psychology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,723
middle 50%: $33,329 – $56,990
Median · 5 years out
$55,913
middle 50%: $43,397 – $70,078
Median · 10 years out
$61,694
middle 50%: $46,359 – $81,782
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Psychology (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Psychology graduates earn a median of $46k during their first year. Five-year median earnings reach $56k, while year ten figures hit $62k.
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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,030 total interest
Same major at other universities
Butler University
$56,443 · 5 yrs out
University of New Haven
$56,259 · 5 yrs out
University of Hartford
$56,249 · 5 yrs out
Macalester College
$56,212 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$56,055 · 5 yrs out
Shenandoah University
$56,045 · 5 yrs out
Worcester State University
$55,753 · 5 yrs out
Salem State University
$55,741 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$55,680 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Geneseo
$55,679 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$55,646 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$55,646 · 5 yrs out
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$120,591 · 5 yrs out
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