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Psychology, master's programs nationwide

Nationally, master's graduates in Psychology earn a median $64,711 four years after graduating. Among 32 programs with federal earnings data, George Mason University (VA) graduates had the highest median, $102,945 (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard).

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32
Highest median
$102,945
National median
$64,711
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Psychology, master's programs nationwide: median earnings four years after graduating and median federal debt, in order of earnings.
CollegeStateMedian earnings, 4 yrs aftervs national medianDebt borrowed at this college (median)Add to the side-by-side comparison
George Mason UniversityVA$102,945+59%$46,514
California State University-FresnoCA$90,681+40%—
Middle Tennessee State UniversityTN$81,371+26%$31,136
California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtCA$79,429+23%$38,684
Houston Christian UniversityTX$75,052+16%$47,833Compare
California State University-ChicoCA$75,000+16%$34,125
University of Massachusetts GlobalCA$73,213+13%$61,500
Radford UniversityVA$71,566+11%$31,722
National UniversityCA$71,001+10%$36,048
Towson UniversityMD$70,748+9%$35,468
Florida State UniversityFL$69,669+8%$32,458
Utah State UniversityUT$69,115+7%$20,934
The New SchoolNY$68,160+5%$41,000Compare
American Public University SystemWV$66,047about the same$37,184
Touro University WorldwideCA$65,760about the same$27,075Compare
Indiana Institute of TechnologyFigure covers 2 campusesIN$65,579about the same$33,201Compare
Cleveland State UniversityOH$64,167about the same$40,935
Arizona State University Campus ImmersionFigure covers 2 campusesAZ$63,039−3%$34,643
Millersville University of PennsylvaniaPA$61,364−5%—
Walden UniversityMN$60,895−6%$41,000Compare
Kean UniversityNJ$60,023−7%$37,244
Florida International UniversityFL$59,992−7%$47,034
Springfield CollegeFigure covers 2 campusesMA$59,656−8%—
Capella UniversityMN$59,640−8%$34,698
Northcentral UniversityCA$59,004−9%$40,548Compare

The 25 highest of 32 programs. Ordered by median earnings four years after graduating: one federal measure, not a ranking of program quality.

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Earnings: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, earnings measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Only programs with at least 30 graduates in the earnings cohort are listed, and a multi-state system whose figure pools campuses in several states is left out of state lists. Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, worked, and were not enrolled in school; debt is the median federal loans borrowed at this college by graduates who borrowed (Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS; not Parent PLUS, private loans or interest). Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education. Federal program group: Psychology, General. Earnings reflect who enrolls and where graduates work as well as the program itself.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field-of-study data, 10 June 2026. Download every program (CSV).