Psychology at Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA · Bachelor's Degree · about 275 graduates a year

$26,313
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$48,180
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,706
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#641 of 1027
Rank by pay
#558 of 1027
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,250
Median federal debt

Georgia Southern University graduates in psychology earn 5% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 46% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Georgia Southern 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
…
638Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR$48,217$48,501#637$31,627
639Presbyterian College Clinton, SC$48,208$53,455#305$23,510
640Anderson University Anderson, IN$48,181$51,689#417$27,482
641Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA$48,180$49,876#558$26,313
642Waynesburg University Waynesburg, PA$48,163$48,982#607—
643Oberlin College Oberlin, OH$48,109$51,340#432$18,193
644Crown College Saint Bonifacius, MN$48,095$45,941#798—

Other Majors at Georgia Southern University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$95,844$67,235#12 of 43
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$95,467$75,859#176 of 258
Computer and Information Sciences$92,026$63,616#174 of 459
Mechanical Engineering$87,731$68,462#248 of 318
Manufacturing Engineering—$83,438—
Management Information Systems and Services$81,310$59,373#85 of 166
Information Science/Studies$80,409$52,435#87 of 148
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$79,988$72,741#713 of 966
Finance and Financial Management Services$79,411$50,753#205 of 452
Civil Engineering$78,034$63,195#213 of 233
Business Administration, Management and Operations$74,726$48,374#249 of 1176
Accounting and Related Services$74,282$44,094#374 of 796
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$72,156$62,447#59 of 93
Marketing$69,425$46,640#196 of 516
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$66,017$58,026#142 of 253
Chemistry$65,629$34,977#111 of 209
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$65,037$28,360#26 of 85
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$64,934$35,649#72 of 178
Mathematics$59,424$35,511#254 of 309
Political Science and Government$58,949$30,407#343 of 565
Business/Managerial Economics$57,606$39,233#82 of 84
Anthropology$55,879—#24 of 188
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$55,330$29,320#240 of 610
Journalism$54,396$33,798#95 of 187
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$53,981$27,644—
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$53,826$31,582#105 of 156
Criminology$53,766$35,588#68 of 113
Design and Applied Arts$53,396$39,355#142 of 299
Special Education and Teaching$53,272—#67 of 177
Criminal Justice and Corrections$52,398$35,266#427 of 660

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Georgia Southern University psychology graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $26,313 one year after graduating and $48,180 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Georgia Southern University rank for psychology?

Among 1027 colleges reporting earnings for psychology graduates, Georgia Southern University ranks #641 by median pay four years after graduation, and #558 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is psychology at Georgia Southern University worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% less than the national median for psychology ($50,706), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,250.

← All data for Georgia Southern University · Methodology

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.