Bachelor's+15% vs national median127 grads tracked
Psychology at Hampden Sydney College
Ranked 27th of 424 bachelor's programs in Psychology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,003
middle 50%: $28,319 – $48,903
Median · 5 years out
$60,629
middle 50%: $44,160 – $83,557
Median · 10 years out
$83,557
middle 50%: $56,272 – $110,705
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 from Hampden Sydney College earn a median $38k in year one. Salaries reach $84k 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
7.1 yrs
≈ $8,404 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Connecticut
$61,853 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Graduate School & University Center
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
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
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$60,493 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$60,222 · 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
Other majors at Hampden Sydney College
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$82,940 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$82,940 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$75,704 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$75,158 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$72,309 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$64,308 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$64,122 · 5 yrs out
History (Bachelor's)
$61,051 · 5 yrs out