This page contains key outcome data for the Social Psychology Major, estimated using US Census data. See the methodology here. For more on the College Majors Data Dashboard click here.
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Overall Major Information
- Field: STEM
- Average Income: $43,000 (Rank: 124 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $25,000
- Unemployment Rate: 3.20% (Rank: 55 of 171)
- Percent Female: 67.6%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 30.9%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 4.4%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 4.9%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 167 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): NA
Careers Information
This list provides the 25 most common careers (occupations) among people in this major, and how much they earn within each occupation.
- Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 7.03%
- Counselors: 6.98% (Average Income: $37,000)
- Childcare Workers: 6.46% (Average Income: $22,000)
- Sales Representatives, Services, All Other: 5.39% (Average Income: $68,000)
- Food Service and Lodging Managers: 4.77% (Average Income: $55,000)
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 4.77% (Average Income: $46,000)
- Social Workers: 4.51% (Average Income: $38,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers: 4.23% (Average Income: $32,000)
- Accountants and Auditors: 3.68% (Average Income: $61,000)
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 3.27% (Average Income: $51,000)
- Baggage Porters, Bellhops, and Concierges: 3.06% (Average Income: $9,000)
- Customer Service Representatives: 2.60% (Average Income: $44,000)
- Secondary School Teachers: 2.56% (Average Income: $1,000)
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 2.53% (Average Income: $36,000)
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: 2.44% (Average Income: $32,000)
- Database Administrators: 2.41% (Average Income: $73,000)
- Cashiers: 2.38%
- Athletes, Coaches, Umpires, and Related Workers: 1.79% (Average Income: $39,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 1.72% (Average Income: $6,000)
- Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians: 1.72% (Average Income: $43,000)
- Police Officers and Detectives: 1.70% (Average Income: $94,000)
- Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides: 1.61% (Average Income: $30,000)
- Social and Community Service Managers: 1.60% (Average Income: $15,000)
- Meeting and Convention Planners: 1.56% (Average Income: $40,000)
- Office Clerks, General: 1.42% (Average Income: $22,000)
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