Psychology at Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 262 graduates a year

$34,654
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$65,694
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,706
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#36 of 1027
Rank by pay
#58 of 1027
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,000
Median federal debt

Syracuse University graduates in psychology earn 30% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 40% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Syracuse 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
…
33Saint Francis University Loretto, PA$66,010$67,133#28—
34Drew University Madison, NJ$65,997$57,925#126—
35Bates College Lewiston, ME$65,926$70,062#18—
36Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$65,694$62,527#58$34,654
37Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX$65,356$66,448#31$42,108
38Hood College Frederick, MD$65,110$57,142#160$23,358
39Baylor University Waco, TX$65,090$66,177#32$27,785

Other Majors at Syracuse University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$120,773$82,378#36 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$120,274$72,819#18 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$112,682$75,294#15 of 796
Computer Engineering$110,988$84,793#75 of 189
Information Science/Studies$104,842$73,033#12 of 148
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$99,521$64,660#34 of 118
Business Administration, Management and Operations$91,472$65,009#47 of 1176
Mechanical Engineering$91,438$66,789#148 of 318
Marketing$91,235$57,777#18 of 516
Real Estate$90,764$59,396#10 of 25
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$90,535$54,934#1 of 178
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$90,470$71,417#50 of 59
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services$90,210$55,192#2 of 8
Public Administration$89,732$53,912#2 of 47
Civil Engineering$88,996$74,748#67 of 233
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$87,851$55,039#6 of 67
Biotechnology$87,596$44,418#3 of 13
Chemical Engineering$87,529$72,864#136 of 158
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$84,654$39,825#7 of 225
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering—$84,494—
Economics$83,649$55,974#149 of 368
Mathematics$81,941$53,223#74 of 309
Architectural Sciences and Technology$76,367$58,622#6 of 22
Political Science and Government$75,239$43,232#64 of 565
Geography and Cartography$71,543—#12 of 117
Design and Applied Arts$71,527$46,181#16 of 299
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$70,815$37,556#9 of 158
Journalism$70,404$40,757#11 of 187
Communication and Media Studies$70,106$36,767#45 of 660
Public Health$69,776$43,280#29 of 215

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Syracuse University psychology graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $34,654 one year after graduating and $65,694 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Syracuse University rank for psychology?

Among 1027 colleges reporting earnings for psychology graduates, Syracuse University ranks #36 by median pay four years after graduation, and #58 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is psychology at Syracuse University worth it?

Its graduates earn 30% more than the national median for psychology ($50,706), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,000.

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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.