Psychology at Roger Williams University

Bristol, RI · Bachelor's Degree · about 60 graduates a year

$32,289
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$57,212
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,706
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#161 of 1027
Rank by pay
#182 of 1027
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Roger Williams University graduates in psychology earn 13% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 47% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Roger Williams 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
…
158Furman University Greenville, SC$57,264$63,497#45$29,395
159Worcester State University Worcester, MA$57,244$50,409#501$38,169
160St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY$57,215$54,457#251—
161Roger Williams University Bristol, RI$57,212$56,348#182$32,289
162CUNY Queens College Queens, NY$57,210$54,452#253$30,184
163Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ$57,202$50,205#533$38,118
164Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ$57,159$50,168#539$28,590

Other Majors at Roger Williams University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Accounting and Related Services$98,701$66,780#59 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$94,919$60,042#83 of 452
Mechanical Engineering$94,385$65,396#99 of 318
Construction Management$93,340$75,334#30 of 57
Civil Engineering$90,146—#55 of 233
Business Administration, Management and Operations$76,219$46,991#205 of 1176
Marketing$71,989$44,506#158 of 516
Biology$71,652$47,799#76 of 841
Criminal Justice and Corrections$70,747$45,356#22 of 660
Communication and Media Studies$70,575$33,596#40 of 660
International Business$67,621$49,209#82 of 115
Legal Professions and Studies$66,230$40,424#2 of 13
Architecture$65,092$36,750#48 of 78
Political Science and Government$63,405$37,327#248 of 565
Graphic Communications$61,887—#6 of 59
Legal Support Services$56,566$51,445#12 of 32
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$52,114—#162 of 680
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$51,857$29,074#28 of 62
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication—$45,269—
Public Health—$39,912—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research—$39,869—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Roger Williams University psychology graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $32,289 one year after graduating and $57,212 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Roger Williams University rank for psychology?

Among 1027 colleges reporting earnings for psychology graduates, Roger Williams University ranks #161 by median pay four years after graduation, and #182 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is psychology at Roger Williams University worth it?

Its graduates earn 13% more than the national median for psychology ($50,706), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

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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.