How much debt do Life University psychology graduates have?

The median federal loan balance is $31,000, which ranks 25th lowest of 28 psychology bachelor's programs in Georgia. That works out to about $329 a month over 10 years.

Is a psychology degree from Life University worth it?

It depends on your other options. Debt equals 90% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 78%. Compare the cost with other Georgia programs before deciding.

Life University Psychology (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

Bachelor's in Psychology, General
Private nonprofit university
Marietta, GA
About 39 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

Life University psychology graduates earn about what psychology graduates earn nationally, $34,260 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $31,000 in federal loans, more than at 93% of psychology programs in the country. It is one of the higher-paying psychology degrees in Georgia.

First-year earnings$34,26071st percentile of 875 programs nationally

Median federal debt$31,00025th lowest of 28 Georgia programs

Debt-to-earnings90%Georgia median 97%, national 78%

How it compares

Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Georgia and national columns are the medians across all psychology bachelor's programs that report the figure.

	Life University	Georgia	National
Earnings, 1 year after graduating	$34,260	$27,983	$31,479
Median federal debt at graduation	$31,000	$27,000	$25,624
Debt as share of first-year pay	90%	97%	78%
Programs compared		28	875

Debt and first-year pay at every Georgia psychology program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Georgia medians.

Life UniversityOther Georgia programs

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $329 a month, or 11.5% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth

Prices in the Atlanta area are about the same as the national average.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to psychology, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

$96,060

Median pay in Georgia. 1,120 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 12% from 2025 to 2035, with about 4,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: doctoral or professional degree.

Bottom 10%: $45,310Top 10%: $179,850

Social Science Research Assistants

$66,620

Median pay in Georgia. 1,840 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 4,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $40,650Top 10%: $136,810

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists

$193,950

Median pay nationwide. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 300 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

About Life University

Tuition and fees	$15,036 / year
Average net price after aid	$29,791 / year
Admission rate	93%
Graduation rate (within 6 years)	38%
Undergraduate students	893

Psychology ranks 2nd of 3 bachelor's programs at Life University by first-year earnings. The others are Physiology and Pathology ($36,662) and Business ($29,618).

Other psychology bachelor's programs near Marietta

School	Distance	Year 1 pay	Debt
Life UniversityMarietta, GA · private nonprofit		$34,260	$31,000
Kennesaw StateKennesaw, GA · public	8 mi	$31,450	$26,869
Oglethorpe UniversityAtlanta, GA · private nonprofit	11 mi	$25,170	$27,000
Clark Atlanta UniversityAtlanta, GA · private nonprofit	14 mi	$22,328	$27,000
Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, GA · private nonprofit	14 mi	$31,474	$26,000
Spelman CollegeAtlanta, GA · private nonprofit	14 mi	$29,343	$26,000
Georgia StateAtlanta, GA · public	14 mi	$28,904	$27,000
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA · private nonprofit	15 mi	$32,085	$20,500
Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, GA · private nonprofit	17 mi	$24,277	$27,000

Common questions

The median graduate earns $34,260 one year after graduating. The median across psychology bachelor's programs in Georgia is $27,983.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Georgia comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the psychology program.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024

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