Psychology at Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 47 graduates a year

$27,814
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$53,057
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,706
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#347 of 1027
Rank by pay
#493 of 1027
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,000
Median federal debt

Ithaca College graduates in psychology earn 5% 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 Ithaca College 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
…
344American International College Springfield, MA$53,219$46,865#747$40,467
345CUNY York College Jamaica, NY$53,156$50,594#489$38,701
346University of California-Merced Merced, CA$53,143$48,357#650$28,669
347Ithaca College Ithaca, NY$53,057$50,499#493$27,814
348Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$53,051$53,937#269$33,647
349Lamar University Beaumont, TX$53,038$53,924#271$25,660
350Emporia State University Emporia, KS$53,022$55,045#229$35,389

Other Majors at Ithaca College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Accounting and Related Services$102,626—#42 of 796
Computer Science$98,373$70,239#181 of 349
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$76,766$7,071#7 of 85
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$76,318$32,794#6 of 64
Business Administration, Management and Operations$75,810$46,306#219 of 1176
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$68,029$39,446#49 of 178
Journalism$61,317$34,453#41 of 187
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$61,090—#82 of 215
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$58,902$48,249#50 of 345
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$58,804$30,355#39 of 158
Biology$55,643$28,351#505 of 841
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$55,591—#198 of 253
Music$51,338$23,119#49 of 268
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$51,001$26,443#53 of 137
Political Science and Government$49,440$28,846#526 of 565
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians$48,412—#8 of 19
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$48,010$26,032#224 of 265
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$46,563$18,243#33 of 255
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$44,829$23,782#75 of 144
Sociology$38,727$24,026#450 of 462
Public Health—$32,112—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Ithaca College psychology graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $27,814 one year after graduating and $53,057 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Ithaca College rank for psychology?

Among 1027 colleges reporting earnings for psychology graduates, Ithaca College ranks #347 by median pay four years after graduation, and #493 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is psychology at Ithaca College worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% more than the national median for psychology ($50,706), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,000.

← All data for Ithaca College · 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.