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Bachelor's+23% vs national median239 grads tracked

Psychology, General at Virginia Military Institute

Ranked 9th of 402 bachelor's programs in Psychology, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,165
middle 50%: $28,076 – $56,574
Median · 5 years out
$64,897
middle 50%: $47,554 – $86,586
Median · 10 years out
$77,901
middle 50%: $55,978 – $121,873

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

Graduates of Virginia Military Institute's bachelor's program in Psychology, General earn a median $41,165 one year after graduating, rising to $77,901 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 23% above the national median of $52,661 for this field, ranking 9th of 402 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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,797 total interest

Same major at other universities

Providence College
$67,527 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$67,269 · 5 yrs out
Quinnipiac University
$66,822 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$66,522 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$65,701 · 5 yrs out
Sacred Heart University
$65,232 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut College
$64,308 · 5 yrs out
Saint John's University
$63,451 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$63,083 · 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

Other majors at Virginia Military Institute

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$95,830 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$95,830 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$94,869 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$94,807 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$94,607 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$91,143 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$88,659 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering (Bachelor's)
$84,259 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$84,159 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$83,086 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$80,683 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$80,444 · 5 yrs out

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