Is a Psychology, General degree worth it?
Across 1,039 schools, graduates of Psychology, General earn a median $49,231 five years out on $23,358 of debt — most often working as Managers, All Other. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$49,231
Median debt
$23,358
Years to pay off
4.7
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
48%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+5.1%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
5.3%
$52,980 vs $50,161
Net price
$19,711/yr
Debt-test failures
10%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$12,037
vs avg, adjusted
See where this degree leads, who's hiring, and whether the pay covers the rent.
Explore Psychology, General in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.