{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"EducationalOccupationalProgram","data_version":"1.0","generated_from":"2026-10-11","license":"Free to reuse with attribution: cite \"EducationGuide.com\" with a link to the page URL. Most figures are U.S. government data (public domain); loan default rates and athletics come from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By 1.0, attribution required) and founding years from Wikidata (CC0).","url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/rivier-university/majors/psychology","ids":{"ipeds_unitid":183211,"cip4":"42.01","school_slug":"rivier-university","major_slug":"psychology"},"school":{"name":"Rivier University","city":"Nashua","state":"NH","control":"Private nonprofit","url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/rivier-university","data":"https://educationguide.com/data/colleges/rivier-university.json"},"major":{"name":"Psychology","area":"Social Sciences & Public Service","credential":"Bachelor's degree"},"outcomes":{"median_earnings_1yr":40242,"median_earnings_4yr":56686,"median_debt":27000,"debt_to_earnings_4yr":0.476,"year":{"earnings_1yr":"Treasury AY2018-19, AY2019-20 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2020, CY2021, inflation adjusted to 2022 dollars","earnings_4yr":"Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars","debt":"NSLDS pooled AY2018-19, AY2019-20 cohort"},"source":"College Scorecard field of study (graduates who received federal aid)"},"national":{"colleges_reporting":998,"median_earnings_4yr":49968,"median_debt":25490},"compared_with_same_major":{"calculated_by":"EducationGuide","state":{"geography":"NH","colleges_reporting":11,"median_earnings_4yr":55084,"difference":1602},"us":{"colleges_reporting":998,"median_earnings_4yr":49968,"difference":6718},"note":"State and U.S. medians are the median of each covered college's graduates in this major (4 years after graduating); a state median is published when at least 3 colleges in the state report earnings."},"value":{"calculated_by":"EducationGuide","time_to_finish":{"average_years_among_graduates":4.16,"finished_in_4_years":0.4886,"finished_within_6_years":0.5795,"cohort":264,"entering_class":"Fall 2017","source":"IPEDS Graduation Rates (bachelor's-seeking cohort)"},"baseline":{"median_earnings_high_school_graduates":41763,"geography":"NH","ages":"25-34","years":"2020-2024","respondents":1451,"description":"high school graduates ages 25-34 in NH (Census ACS 2020-2024)","source":"U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year PUMS (microdata): ages 25-34, high school diploma or GED as highest level, not enrolled, earnings > 0; EducationGuide calculation"},"earnings_used":56686,"earnings_basis":"median earnings of this major's graduates 4 years after graduating (College Scorecard field of study); school-wide net price","by_family_income":{"0-30k":{"net_price_per_year":23321,"cost_to_finish":97015,"payback_years":6.5,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"6.5 years"},"30-48k":{"net_price_per_year":23978,"cost_to_finish":99748,"payback_years":6.7,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"6.7 years"},"48-75k":{"net_price_per_year":25106,"cost_to_finish":104441,"payback_years":7,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"7.0 years"},"75-110k":{"net_price_per_year":27352,"cost_to_finish":113784,"payback_years":7.6,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"7.6 years"},"110k+":{"net_price_per_year":31359,"cost_to_finish":130453,"payback_years":8.7,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"8.7 years"}},"method":"cost_to_finish = max(0, net price per year) x average years graduates took; payback_years = cost_to_finish / (earnings_used - baseline), one decimal; status over_cap above 20 years, no_premium when earnings do not exceed the baseline. Before taxes, loan interest and earnings given up while in school. In-state net price for public colleges.","method_url":"https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#value"},"state_rank":{"rank":2,"of":10,"by":"median earnings 4 years after graduating"},"state_comparison":[{"ipeds_unitid":182670,"name":"Dartmouth College","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":86896,"median_debt":null,"net_price_average":29519,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.955,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/dartmouth-college"},{"ipeds_unitid":183211,"name":"Rivier University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":56686,"median_debt":27000,"net_price_average":28082,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.517,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/rivier-university/majors/psychology"},{"ipeds_unitid":182634,"name":"Colby-Sawyer College","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":56533,"median_debt":27000,"net_price_average":27431,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.575,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/colby-sawyer-college/majors/psychology"},{"ipeds_unitid":183044,"name":"University of New Hampshire","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":56153,"median_debt":27000,"net_price_average":23805,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.761,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-new-hampshire-main-campus/majors/psychology"},{"ipeds_unitid":183071,"name":"University of New Hampshire at Manchester","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":56153,"median_debt":27000,"net_price_average":9992,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.5,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-new-hampshire-at-manchester/majors/psychology"},{"ipeds_unitid":183239,"name":"Saint Anselm College","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":55084,"median_debt":27000,"net_price_average":34779,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.8,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/saint-anselm-college/majors/psychology"},{"ipeds_unitid":183062,"name":"Keene State College","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":51904,"median_debt":26000,"net_price_average":17887,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.601,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/keene-state-college/majors/psychology"},{"ipeds_unitid":183080,"name":"Plymouth State University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":50968,"median_debt":27000,"net_price_average":19216,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.52,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/plymouth-state-university/majors/psychology"},{"ipeds_unitid":182795,"name":"Franklin Pierce University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":48547,"median_debt":27000,"net_price_average":27154,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.535,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/franklin-pierce-university/majors/psychology"},{"ipeds_unitid":182980,"name":"New England College","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":48488,"median_debt":38285,"net_price_average":26972,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.345,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/new-england-college/majors/psychology"}],"careers":[{"soc":"19-4061","title":"Social Science Research Assistants","median_wage_metro":null,"metro":"Manchester-Nashua, NH","median_wage_state":65690,"median_wage_us":61990,"us_job_growth_2025_2035_pct":5,"typical_entry_education":"Bachelor's degree","source":"BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025-35"}],"school_context":{"net_price_average":28082,"net_price_by_family_income":{"0-30k":23321,"30-48k":23978,"48-75k":25106,"75-110k":27352,"110k+":31359},"acceptance_rate":0.826,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.517,"year":{"net_price":"AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25"}},"methodology":"https://educationguide.com/how-we-score"}