Psychology at Texas A & M University-Commerce

Commerce, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 81 graduates a year

$34,884
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$46,639
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,706
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#720 of 1027
Rank by pay
#708 of 1027
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,228
Median federal debt

Texas A & M University-Commerce graduates in psychology earn 8% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 50% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Texas A & M University-Commerce 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
…
717University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM$46,693$54,063#262$31,466
718LeTourneau University Longview, TX$46,679$47,459#705—
719University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha, WI$46,647$48,538#633$29,952
720Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce, TX$46,639$47,418#708$34,884
721Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL$46,590$45,774#806$27,304
722New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ$46,575$40,878#983$28,969
723University of Kentucky Lexington, KY$46,570$52,731#345$28,551

Other Majors at Texas A & M University-Commerce by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$100,394$58,492#116 of 459
Industrial Engineering$91,614$63,269#73 of 94
Information Science/Studies$89,459—#44 of 148
Construction Engineering$80,585$70,457#13 of 13
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing—$76,559—
Mathematics$74,396$52,044#119 of 309
Finance and Financial Management Services$72,682$52,898#293 of 452
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$68,588—#46 of 51
Accounting and Related Services$68,346$40,517#516 of 796
Business/Commerce$63,965$50,488#167 of 271
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$63,945—
Business Administration, Management and Operations$63,791$47,654#640 of 1176
Design and Applied Arts$61,748—#59 of 299
Marketing$61,719$30,024#366 of 516
Music$55,438$52,282#31 of 268
Biology$55,100—#527 of 841
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$54,059$49,365#115 of 207
Social Work$52,013$33,149#202 of 420
Agriculture$51,983$37,728#27 of 43
History$50,988$24,801#221 of 459
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$49,846$39,969#308 of 476
Legal Support Services$49,075—#24 of 32
English Language and Literature$46,615$43,470#358 of 576
Criminal Justice and Corrections$46,596$34,075#568 of 660
Sociology$45,301$31,620#382 of 462
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$45,169$36,305#536 of 610
Public Health—$44,621—
Animal Sciences$41,105$27,101#73 of 78
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management—$20,295—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Texas A & M University-Commerce psychology graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $34,884 one year after graduating and $46,639 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Texas A & M University-Commerce rank for psychology?

Among 1027 colleges reporting earnings for psychology graduates, Texas A & M University-Commerce ranks #720 by median pay four years after graduation, and #708 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is psychology at Texas A & M University-Commerce worth it?

Its graduates earn 8% less than the national median for psychology ($50,706), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,228.

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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.