Psychology at Utah State University

Logan, UT · Bachelor's Degree · about 207 graduates a year

$28,509
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$51,111
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,706
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#447 of 1027
Rank by pay
#645 of 1027
Rank, wage-adjusted
$17,976
Median federal debt

Utah State University graduates in psychology earn 1% 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 Utah State 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
…
444West Virginia University Morgantown, WV$51,263$60,647#85$28,879
445University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV$51,200$53,140#325$31,007
446Boise State University Boise, ID$51,184$54,427#255$30,865
447Utah State University Logan, UT$51,111$48,441#645$28,509
448Trinity Christian College Palos Heights, IL$51,104$50,209#530$32,609
449Elmira College Elmira, NY$51,101$48,638#624$23,698
450Saint Martin's University Lacey, WA$51,097$46,998#734$33,509

Other Psychology Credentials at Utah State University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$58,854$69,115$20,934

Other Majors at Utah State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$111,527—#72 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$110,414$71,335#79 of 459
Air Transportation$103,989$33,142#3 of 52
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$94,576$74,055#198 of 258
Physics$93,461—#16 of 107
Public Health$93,161$76,451#2 of 215
Mechanical Engineering$89,901$69,406#194 of 318
Information Science/Studies$88,289$61,896#46 of 148
Marketing$87,905$54,562#37 of 516
Accounting and Related Services$87,050$57,481#148 of 796
Statistics$86,262$45,240#27 of 50
Civil Engineering$85,815$68,025#107 of 233
Economics$85,136$60,472#136 of 368
Finance and Financial Management Services$84,633$61,371#145 of 452
International Business$83,992$65,745#28 of 115
Business Administration, Management and Operations$79,875$54,387#141 of 1176
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$78,233$52,951#6 of 9
Apparel and Textiles$74,686$51,221#4 of 57
Special Education and Teaching$74,535$61,474#2 of 177
Political Science and Government$70,711$38,317#116 of 565
Engineering-Related Fields$66,613$54,059#33 of 33
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing—$65,486—
Landscape Architecture$64,621—#14 of 19
Design and Applied Arts$64,175$52,431#50 of 299
Journalism$61,724$41,431#37 of 187
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$61,674$32,741#96 of 178
Agricultural Production Operations$61,639$47,297#5 of 14
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$60,940—#22 of 137
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$58,711$39,870#62 of 207
Communication and Media Studies$58,672$37,574#201 of 660

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Utah State University psychology graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $28,509 one year after graduating and $51,111 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Utah State University rank for psychology?

Among 1027 colleges reporting earnings for psychology graduates, Utah State University ranks #447 by median pay four years after graduation, and #645 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is psychology at Utah State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% more than the national median for psychology ($50,706), and the median federal debt at graduation is $17,976.

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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.