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Psychology, General bachelor's degree at Butler University

Indianapolis, IN · Private nonprofit

What this page covers

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The short version

There is not enough evidence for a firm comparison.

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Debt as a share of earnings
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Highest price with a positive payoff
Not available: earnings are missing
Modeled 10-year payoff
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Available price data
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5Not available → $45,152
Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
23Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
27Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 first-major completions in this field and credential
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

213Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment
40Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers
74Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count
116Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$35,051Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earningsNot availableA like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Additional borrowing reported for this category: 35 Parent PLUS borrowers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$36,041

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$27,000

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGSNot available

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$286/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$36,041Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$65,970Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE85.1%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE80.4%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

Not availableYear 1
Not availableYear 4
$45,152Year 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earningsNot available
Estimated loan payment$286
27borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Not available vs. $50,706

The like-for-like difference is unavailable.

Same-field national median
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists$193,950 median wageU.S. estimate · 790 jobs · 19-3032+6.5% projected U.S. growth · 300 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreePsychologists, All Other$123,640 median wageIN estimate · 200 jobs · 19-3039$88,100–$144,560 middle 50% of IN wages+2.3% projected U.S. growth · 3,500 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeClinical and Counseling Psychologists$84,990 median wageIN estimate · 1,850 jobs · 19-3033$77,370–$101,540 middle 50% of IN wages+11.7% projected U.S. growth · 4,100 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeManagers, All Other$79,900 median wageIN estimate · 6,990 jobs · 11-9199$58,470–$129,880 middle 50% of IN wages+4.9% projected U.S. growth · 100,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreePsychology Teachers, Postsecondary$77,820 median wageIN estimate · 760 jobs · 25-1066$61,990–$105,130 middle 50% of IN wages+4.0% projected U.S. growth · 3,700 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeSocial Science Research Assistants$57,020 median wageIN estimate · 210 jobs · 19-4061$34,710–$75,930 middle 50% of IN wages+5.0% projected U.S. growth · 4,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degree
CENSUS EMPLOYMENT DESTINATIONS

Where graduates work five years later

The leading industries employing graduates in this college, broad field and credential group.

01

Health Care and Social Assistance

about 60.9%
02

Educational Services

about 13.8%
03

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

about 9.2%
04

Public Administration

about 6.9%
05

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

about 2.3%

How to read this: This is an observed industry mix, not a list of job titles or proof that every graduate worked in the field studied. Counts and shares are approximate because Census privacy protections add statistical noise.

Coverage is limited to institutions and states participating in the Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes program. These figures do not affect DegreeVerdict ROI calculations.

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Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame

$7,985 less debt · $9,261 lower annual net price

Earnings
$69,793
Debt
$19,015
Annual net price
$26,780
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Indianapolis, IN

University of Indianapolis

$38 less debt · $14,439 lower annual net price

Earnings
$54,319
Debt
$26,962
Annual net price
$21,602
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Bloomington, IN

Indiana University-Bloomington

$6,136 less debt · $19,777 lower annual net price

Earnings
$53,867
Debt
$20,864
Annual net price
$16,264
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Indianapolis, IN

Marian University

$250 less debt · $12,023 lower annual net price

Earnings
$53,635
Debt
$26,750
Annual net price
$24,018
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DATA QUALITY

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23 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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