Psychology at Belmont University

Nashville, TN · Bachelor's Degree · about 53 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$52,172
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,706
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#390 of 1027
Rank by pay
#162 of 1027
Rank, wage-adjusted
$18,000
Median federal debt

Belmont University graduates in psychology earn 3% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 35% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Belmont 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
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387Alma College Alma, MI$52,280$55,123#223—
388Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL$52,264$51,349#431$32,553
389University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA$52,200$45,968#795$38,151
390Belmont University Nashville, TN$52,172$56,992#162—
391North Central College Naperville, IL$52,062$51,151#449$27,688
392Roosevelt University Chicago, IL$52,049$51,138#451$33,795
393Wofford College Spartanburg, SC$52,046$57,711#139$34,429

Other Majors at Belmont University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Finance and Financial Management Services$124,270—#16 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$93,688—#83 of 796
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$79,069$67,072#759 of 966
Business/Managerial Economics$76,276$43,422#49 of 84
Marketing$71,561$46,968#163 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$71,384—#335 of 1176
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$67,040—#60 of 178
Biology$63,792—#222 of 841
Business/Commerce$62,666$39,325#181 of 271
Design and Applied Arts$58,314$28,702#95 of 299
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$57,644$37,264#72 of 207
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$53,999—#99 of 345
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$53,893$30,666#11 of 43
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$53,532$41,245#217 of 476
Social Work$50,748—#232 of 420
Communication and Media Studies$48,737$41,889#484 of 660
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$46,834—#63 of 67
English Language and Literature$46,342$22,360#369 of 576
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians$44,222$22,664#14 of 19
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$42,033$30,188#95 of 144
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$40,606$32,464#593 of 610
Music$36,866$24,016#224 of 268

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Belmont University psychology graduates make?

Graduates earn $52,172 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Belmont University rank for psychology?

Among 1027 colleges reporting earnings for psychology graduates, Belmont University ranks #390 by median pay four years after graduation, and #162 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is psychology at Belmont University worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% more than the national median for psychology ($50,706), and the median federal debt at graduation is $18,000.

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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.