Psychology at Wilmington University

New Castle, DE · Bachelor's Degree · about 93 graduates a year

$35,666
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$50,669
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,706
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#479 of 1027
Rank by pay
#522 of 1027
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,275
Median federal debt

Wilmington University graduates in psychology earn 0% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 38% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Wilmington University Compares for Psychology

All 1027 colleges reporting psychology earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Georgetown University Washington, DC$99,007$86,756#2$51,959
2Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO$91,787$98,415#1—
3Dartmouth College Hanover, NH$86,896$80,040#4—
4Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$82,433$83,835#3—
5George Washington University Washington, DC$79,187$69,388#22—
6Cornell University Ithaca, NY$78,049$74,286#13$36,630
7Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA$75,742$68,920#23$38,587
8Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA$75,059$68,348#24$44,163
9Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA$74,939$76,214#7$40,942
10Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA$74,466$75,733#8$50,040
…
476University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton, SC$50,776$56,303#186$25,523
477Ripon College Ripon, WI$50,762$52,820#340—
478SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY$50,673$48,230#655$29,147
479Wilmington University New Castle, DE$50,669$50,365#522$35,666
480Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI$50,655$53,410#307$28,890
481Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA$50,645$52,428#369$31,450
482Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT$50,642$45,594#818$35,716

Other Majors at Wilmington University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$97,666$86,703#161 of 966
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$81,537$56,597#53 of 99
Management Information Systems and Services$76,427—#103 of 166
Finance and Financial Management Services$68,627$49,275#359 of 452
Business Administration, Management and Operations$66,899$44,876#486 of 1176
Human Resources Management and Services$65,781$58,049#113 of 187
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$65,064$47,002#51 of 156
Marketing$63,979$39,794#319 of 516
Accounting and Related Services$59,954$47,047#718 of 796
Criminal Justice and Corrections$58,493$43,726#187 of 660
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$52,547$41,066#241 of 476
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$51,766$40,408#158 of 178
Computer Software and Media Applications$50,722$46,211#35 of 54
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$50,589$48,003#218 of 680
Behavioral Sciences$50,081$38,937#7 of 20
Education$46,324$33,890#50 of 71
Computer Programming$45,832$35,551#30 of 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Wilmington University psychology graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $35,666 one year after graduating and $50,669 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Wilmington University rank for psychology?

Among 1027 colleges reporting earnings for psychology graduates, Wilmington University ranks #479 by median pay four years after graduation, and #522 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is psychology at Wilmington University worth it?

Its graduates earn 0% more than the national median for psychology ($50,706), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,275.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.