Psychology at Lewis University

Romeoville, IL · Bachelor's Degree · about 77 graduates a year

$31,104
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$52,029
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,706
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#397 of 1027
Rank by pay
#454 of 1027
Rank, wage-adjusted
$24,250
Median federal debt

Lewis University graduates in psychology earn 3% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 47% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Lewis 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
…
394Alvernia University Reading, PA$52,044$52,929#333—
395University of Arizona Tucson, AZ$52,038$53,470#303$33,699
396Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN$52,031$49,701#567$33,623
397Lewis University Romeoville, IL$52,029$51,118#454$31,104
398State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY$52,023$49,515#585$30,366
399Walsh University North Canton, OH$51,967$55,457#209$27,577
400Illinois State University Normal, IL$51,941$51,032#461$32,104

Other Majors at Lewis University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Air Transportation$87,197$39,228#20 of 52
Management Information Systems and Services$86,275—#69 of 166
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$86,015$57,984#43 of 99
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$85,320$76,766#522 of 966
Computer Science$82,159$60,726#293 of 349
Human Resources Management and Services$76,485$50,361#40 of 187
Physics$76,122—#61 of 107
Accounting and Related Services$72,812$47,616#408 of 796
Business Administration, Management and Operations$71,987$53,793#316 of 1176
Finance and Financial Management Services$71,831$52,742#306 of 452
Chemistry$67,006—#98 of 209
Marketing$65,895$43,196#276 of 516
Criminal Justice and Corrections$62,640$37,583#88 of 660
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$60,515—#170 of 253
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$59,981$24,202#108 of 178
Biology$59,075$35,948#374 of 841
Mathematics$56,168—#276 of 309
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$52,722—#62 of 158
Social Work$51,859—#208 of 420
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$51,794$41,130#173 of 680
Special Education and Teaching$51,522$45,831#84 of 177
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$51,021$28,856#372 of 610
Design and Applied Arts$45,704—#225 of 299

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Lewis University psychology graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $31,104 one year after graduating and $52,029 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Lewis University rank for psychology?

Among 1027 colleges reporting earnings for psychology graduates, Lewis University ranks #397 by median pay four years after graduation, and #454 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is psychology at Lewis University worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% more than the national median for psychology ($50,706), and the median federal debt at graduation is $24,250.

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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.