Psychology at St. John's University-New York

Queens, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 168 graduates a year

$23,821
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$62,672
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,706
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#60 of 1027
Rank by pay
#97 of 1027
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,679
Median federal debt

St. John's University-New York graduates in psychology earn 24% 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 St. John's University-New York 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
…
57University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$62,835$57,176#158—
58Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY$62,821$59,793#94$33,491
59University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA$62,794$57,180#157$36,121
60St. John's University-New York Queens, NY$62,672$59,651#97$23,821
61Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL$62,622$66,653#29—
62Merrimack College North Andover, MA$62,567$55,097#224$34,453
63George Mason University Fairfax, VA$62,563$56,969#163$36,326

Other Majors at St. John's University-New York by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$142,774$100,883#5 of 253
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$109,396$82,432#14 of 126
Insurance$105,688$70,752#2 of 21
Finance and Financial Management Services$98,970$51,259#58 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$91,878$46,495#101 of 796
Economics$84,639$45,301#140 of 368
Computer and Information Sciences$79,960$52,422#296 of 459
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$78,215$32,643#3 of 345
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$77,433$49,090#62 of 99
Marketing$75,520$33,534#114 of 516
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$74,937$19,067#9 of 215
Business Administration, Management and Operations$71,271$38,550#338 of 1176
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$70,521$35,973#20 of 61
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$69,439$39,295#4 of 680
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$67,728$38,210#54 of 178
Physics$67,536—#92 of 107
Non-Professional Legal Studies$65,316$29,307#18 of 39
Criminal Justice and Corrections$63,978$34,686#71 of 660
Design and Applied Arts$63,659—#51 of 299
Communication and Media Studies$60,634$27,234#159 of 660
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$60,265$27,534#117 of 610
English Language and Literature$59,267$25,109#67 of 576
Political Science and Government$59,122—#338 of 565
Journalism$59,067$36,020#62 of 187
Biology$53,989$23,473#559 of 841
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$52,601—#240 of 476
Philosophy$52,006—#57 of 86
Chemistry$51,414—#202 of 209
History$51,024—#220 of 459
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$48,922$29,513#213 of 265

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do St. John's University-New York psychology graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $23,821 one year after graduating and $62,672 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does St. John's University-New York rank for psychology?

Among 1027 colleges reporting earnings for psychology graduates, St. John's University-New York ranks #60 by median pay four years after graduation, and #97 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is psychology at St. John's University-New York worth it?

Its graduates earn 24% more than the national median for psychology ($50,706), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,679.

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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.