Bachelor's+15% vs national median124 grads tracked
Psychology, General at Hampden Sydney College
Ranked 21st of 402 bachelor's programs in Psychology, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,026
middle 50%: $28,392 – $48,843
Median · 5 years out
$60,738
middle 50%: $43,722 – $82,479
Median · 10 years out
$84,610
middle 50%: $57,991 – $110,405
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
Psychology bachelor's graduates start with a $38k median salary. Earnings reach $85k after ten years.
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
≈ $8,389 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
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
Washington and Lee University
$60,696 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$60,493 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$60,162 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$60,020 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$59,814 · 5 yrs out
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