Psychology at St. Joseph's University-New York

Brooklyn, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 69 graduates a year

$32,041
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$59,679
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,706
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#103 of 1027
Rank by pay
#169 of 1027
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,750
Median federal debt

St. Joseph's University-New York graduates in psychology earn 18% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 33% of one year’s pay at that point.

How St. Joseph'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
…
100University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA$59,948$54,549#248$30,730
101Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD$59,905$52,574#358$26,103
102College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY$59,741$56,861#166$28,118
103St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn, NY$59,679$56,802#169$32,041
104Emory University Atlanta, GA$59,628$61,727#69$32,085
105Hanover College Hanover, IN$59,512$63,845#43$34,528
106University of Mount Saint Vincent Bronx, NY$59,487$56,619#177$30,956

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

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$104,818$96,958#95 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$82,916$49,789#219 of 796
Health and Medical Administrative Services$76,238$48,232#35 of 275
Mathematics and Statistics$74,070$46,678#6 of 9
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$71,364$46,908#78 of 99
Mathematics$67,968$34,531#180 of 309
Biology$67,242$27,815#143 of 841
Marketing$64,172$41,528#315 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$63,693$42,326#646 of 1176
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$63,672$40,790#17 of 345
Criminal Justice and Corrections$60,471$35,794#138 of 660
Human Services$60,091$43,105#6 of 94
Hospitality Administration/Management$60,041$24,571#40 of 137
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management$59,616$36,847#3 of 55
Social Sciences$59,028$34,488#19 of 87
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$57,305$33,205#32 of 137
Special Education and Teaching$55,812$35,041#44 of 177
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$52,543$38,090#242 of 476
English Language and Literature$51,715$28,605#198 of 576
Political Science and Government$47,296$34,334#545 of 565
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$43,777$21,796#136 of 172
History$38,952—#445 of 459

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $32,041 one year after graduating and $59,679 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 1027 colleges reporting earnings for psychology graduates, St. Joseph's University-New York ranks #103 by median pay four years after graduation, and #169 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 18% more than the national median for psychology ($50,706), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,750.

← All data for St. Joseph's University-New York · 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.