Psychology at Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA · Bachelor's Degree · about 14 graduates a year

$31,585
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$60,260
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,706
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#97 of 1027
Rank by pay
#20 of 1027
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,250
Median federal debt

Tulane University of Louisiana graduates in psychology earn 19% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 34% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Tulane University of Louisiana 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
…
94Marquette University Milwaukee, WI$60,338$62,785#52$35,076
95University of Mary Bismarck, ND$60,331$62,505#59—
96McDaniel College Westminster, MD$60,264$52,889#336—
97Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA$60,260$69,755#20$31,585
98The College of Wooster Wooster, OH$60,250$64,296#37—
99DeSales University Center Valley, PA$60,001$61,022#77$36,655
100University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA$59,948$54,549#248$30,730

Other Majors at Tulane University of Louisiana by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Finance and Financial Management Services$129,850$77,806#13 of 452
Computer Science$118,931$90,828#82 of 349
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$112,914—#7 of 118
Marketing$98,503$61,413#8 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$95,966$61,089#36 of 1176
Economics$79,957$46,386#182 of 368
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$79,925$32,356#10 of 225
International Relations and National Security Studies$77,300$47,956#21 of 118
Communication and Media Studies$76,945$33,428#16 of 660
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$71,325$39,085#19 of 61
Political Science and Government$71,160$41,265#110 of 565
Computer Programming$67,047$46,719#27 of 30
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services$64,914$46,735#7 of 15
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$58,507$32,879#121 of 178
English Language and Literature$57,752$30,318#87 of 576
Anthropology$56,847$24,042#17 of 188
Mathematics—$55,916—
International Business—$55,509—
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$52,535$35,755#131 of 207
Social Sciences$51,290$37,472#48 of 87
Sociology$50,847—#273 of 462
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$48,464$22,270#67 of 67
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$47,791$39,553#135 of 156
Biology$47,777—#743 of 841
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$47,709$27,339#225 of 265
Philosophy—$41,032—
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$40,169—#146 of 158

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Tulane University of Louisiana psychology graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $31,585 one year after graduating and $60,260 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Tulane University of Louisiana rank for psychology?

Among 1027 colleges reporting earnings for psychology graduates, Tulane University of Louisiana ranks #97 by median pay four years after graduation, and #20 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is psychology at Tulane University of Louisiana worth it?

Its graduates earn 19% more than the national median for psychology ($50,706), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,250.

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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.