Psychology at Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO · Bachelor's Degree · about 99 graduates a year

$34,295
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$58,862
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,706
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#116 of 1027
Rank by pay
#50 of 1027
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,467
Median federal debt

Saint Louis University graduates in psychology earn 16% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 43% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Saint Louis 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
…
113CUNY Hunter College New York, NY$59,149$56,298#187$31,706
114Howard University Washington, DC$59,069$51,760#412$18,934
115University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$58,901$61,289#75$31,985
116Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO$58,862$63,112#50$34,295
117University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA$58,836$53,537#296$40,726
118Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA$58,749$54,037#264$40,264
119Wagner College Staten Island, NY$58,724$55,893#192—

Other Majors at Saint Louis University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Mechanical Engineering$99,331$74,209#44 of 318
Finance and Financial Management Services$93,647$60,055#92 of 452
International Business$92,270$52,670#15 of 115
Business Administration, Management and Operations$91,483$48,371#46 of 1176
Computer Science$91,081$69,849#237 of 349
Accounting and Related Services$90,963$63,153#109 of 796
Computer and Information Sciences$90,660$64,436#192 of 459
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$86,844$56,932#97 of 118
Management Information Systems and Services$86,238$59,754#70 of 166
Air Transportation$83,903$44,459#25 of 52
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$81,525$70,226#664 of 966
Business/Managerial Economics$80,588$49,314#39 of 84
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$77,671$62,107#82 of 253
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$77,066—#10 of 610
Human Resources Management and Services$76,354$52,377#41 of 187
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering—$75,122—
Marketing$72,251$42,729#155 of 516
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$70,895$57,411#17 of 67
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$70,351—#19 of 85
Health and Medical Administrative Services$70,202$48,436#67 of 275
Political Science and Government$67,287$30,502#158 of 565
Biology$65,517$34,620#169 of 841
Public Health$63,652$33,863#60 of 215
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$63,475—#48 of 215
Criminal Justice and Corrections$61,099$45,709#114 of 660
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$58,604—#26 of 70
Communication and Media Studies$57,787$30,047#224 of 660
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$56,943—#104 of 225
Social Work$56,306—#102 of 420
International Relations and National Security Studies$55,964—#96 of 118

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Saint Louis University psychology graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $34,295 one year after graduating and $58,862 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Saint Louis University rank for psychology?

Among 1027 colleges reporting earnings for psychology graduates, Saint Louis University ranks #116 by median pay four years after graduation, and #50 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is psychology at Saint Louis University worth it?

Its graduates earn 16% more than the national median for psychology ($50,706), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,467.

← All data for Saint Louis 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.