Psychology at Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI · Bachelor's Degree · about 148 graduates a year

$35,076
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$60,338
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,706
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#94 of 1027
Rank by pay
#52 of 1027
Rank, wage-adjusted
$24,187
Median federal debt

Marquette University graduates in psychology earn 19% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 40% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Marquette 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
…
91California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$60,466$55,020#230$23,744
92Hofstra University Hempstead, NY$60,448$57,534#145$29,943
93St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill, NY$60,409$57,497#147$28,310
94Marquette University Milwaukee, WI$60,338$62,785#52$35,076
95University of Mary Bismarck, ND$60,331$62,505#59—
96McDaniel College Westminster, MD$60,264$52,889#336—
97Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA$60,260$69,755#20$31,585

Other Majors at Marquette University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$106,686$81,797#47 of 258
International Business$102,306$59,255#9 of 115
Real Estate$99,583$58,246#6 of 25
Accounting and Related Services$99,086$67,665#55 of 796
Computer and Information Sciences$98,108$70,530#129 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$97,719$67,888#64 of 452
Computer Engineering$97,608$69,664#135 of 189
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$95,728$73,526#49 of 118
Mechanical Engineering$93,764$73,049#111 of 318
Biology$88,921$28,555#8 of 841
Civil Engineering$88,144$68,386#72 of 233
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$88,069$74,574#421 of 966
Economics$82,722$46,400#157 of 368
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$82,520—#61 of 253
Marketing$82,233$53,415#60 of 516
Business/Managerial Economics$81,897$53,345#36 of 84
Business Administration, Management and Operations$81,670$63,285#120 of 1176
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$78,125$31,173#4 of 64
Mathematics$76,620$47,141#107 of 309
Political Science and Government$74,008$38,225#80 of 565
Business/Corporate Communications$71,711$39,816#4 of 25
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$66,501—#32 of 215
International Relations and National Security Studies$66,180$43,290#60 of 118
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$64,978$40,583#71 of 178
Journalism$63,322$38,700#27 of 187
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$62,473—#15 of 137
Communication and Media Studies$60,482$36,443#161 of 660
History$59,529$36,907#65 of 459
Criminology$59,083$35,650#33 of 113
Sociology$57,131—#124 of 462

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Marquette University psychology graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $35,076 one year after graduating and $60,338 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Marquette University rank for psychology?

Among 1027 colleges reporting earnings for psychology graduates, Marquette University ranks #94 by median pay four years after graduation, and #52 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is psychology at Marquette University worth it?

Its graduates earn 19% more than the national median for psychology ($50,706), and the median federal debt at graduation is $24,187.

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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.