Psychology

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Early Career Income

$64,000

Lifetime Income

$3.22M

Unemployment rate

3.3%

Female share

72.1%

Occupation concentration

36.9%

in top 10 occupations

Remote work share

23.4%

% who double-major

20.4%

BA Graduates from 2024

134,871

+1.7% vs 2023

How Psychology compares

Ranked against every other major nationally.

29th

percentile

Lifetime income

Higher than 29% of majors

30th

percentile

Unemployment

Lower unemployment than 30% of majors

23rd

percentile

Occupation concentration

More concentrated than 23% of majors

Top occupations

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Degree titles included in this major

These detailed majors are included in the statistics for Psychology.

Psychology, General
Experimental Psychology
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other

Based on federal labor and demographic data. Data source & methodology