Psychology, General programs in Texas
36 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 6 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $37,748 at Austin Community College District.
What this work pays in Texas
Managers, All Other in Texas earn a median of $134,390 a year across 61,410 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | $83,660 | 3,640 |
| Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary | $77,060 | 3,380 |
| Social Science Research Assistants | $58,070 | 1,180 |
| Industrial-Organizational Psychologists | $139,520 | 40 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Community College District Austin | Associate's degree | $9,000 | $37,748 (13 grads) | 163 |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | $31,133 (16 grads) | 0 |
| Northwest Vista College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | $24,730 (14 grads) | 0 |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Associate's degree | $15,176 | $18,309 (13 grads) | 48 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Associate's degree | $6,766 | $16,940 (28 grads) | 211 |
| Palo Alto College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | $16,169 (16 grads) | 0 |
| Amarillo College Amarillo | Associate's degree | $18,436 | not published | 78 |
| Blinn College District Brenham | Associate's degree | $12,949 | not published | 35 |
| Navarro College Corsicana | Associate's degree | $12,875 | not published | 18 |
| South Texas College McAllen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 147 |
| Alvin Community College Alvin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 25 |
| Angelo State University San Angelo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Clarendon College Clarendon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Dallas College Dallas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi | Associate's degree | — | not published | 23 |
| Frank Phillips College Borger | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Galveston College Galveston | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Grayson College Denison | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Houston City College Houston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 115 |
| Howard College Big Spring | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Jacksonville College-Main Campus Jacksonville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Laredo College Laredo | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| McLennan Community College Waco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Midland College Midland | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Nelson University Waxahachie | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Northeast Lakeview College Universal City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Odessa College Odessa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 32 |
| Paris Junior College Paris | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| South Plains College Levelland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 25 |
| St Philip's College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Temple College Temple | Associate's degree | — | not published | 24 |
| Texas A&M University-College Station College Station | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Texas Southmost College Brownsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Trinity Valley Community College Athens | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Vernon College Vernon | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Wharton County Junior College Wharton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Psychology, General — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.