Psychology at Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 117 graduates a year

$42,108
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$65,356
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,706
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#37 of 1027
Rank by pay
#31 of 1027
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,375
Median federal debt

Texas Christian University graduates in psychology earn 29% 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 Texas Christian 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
…
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
40University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA$65,071$59,210#103$36,734

Other Majors at Texas Christian University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Systems Analysis$121,734$73,740#1 of 24
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$114,822—#9 of 126
Finance and Financial Management Services$111,304$78,453#24 of 452
Business Administration, Management and Operations$106,765$71,984#22 of 1176
Real Estate$103,547$68,246#5 of 25
Accounting and Related Services$101,938$72,031#46 of 796
Marketing$97,148$68,497#10 of 516
Engineering$93,753$73,774#16 of 57
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$89,690$77,808#377 of 966
Economics$89,466$54,462#106 of 368
Computer and Information Sciences—$76,826—
Political Science and Government$75,419$50,627#62 of 565
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$71,186$48,053#37 of 178
Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education$70,026——
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$69,730—#20 of 215
Design and Applied Arts$68,313—#24 of 299
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$66,108$42,712#9 of 42
Social Work$65,536$33,819#13 of 420
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations—$65,028—
English Language and Literature$64,885—#28 of 576
Biology$63,572$19,218#227 of 841
Communication and Media Studies$63,531$32,123#106 of 660
Sociology$62,392—#57 of 462
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$61,636$38,678#28 of 158
Research and Experimental Psychology$61,190—#32 of 82
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$61,004$57,665#40 of 345
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$60,125$55,814#32 of 680
Journalism$58,738—#67 of 187
Criminal Justice and Corrections$56,791$34,556#266 of 660
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$51,292$28,328#270 of 476

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Texas Christian University psychology graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $42,108 one year after graduating and $65,356 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Texas Christian University rank for psychology?

Among 1027 colleges reporting earnings for psychology graduates, Texas Christian University ranks #37 by median pay four years after graduation, and #31 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is psychology at Texas Christian University worth it?

Its graduates earn 29% more than the national median for psychology ($50,706), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,375.

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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.