Sul Ross State Psychology (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Psychology, General
- Public university
- Alpine, TX
- About 31 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release ยท BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Sul Ross State psychology graduates earn less than graduates of most psychology programs nationally, $28,156 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $15,452 in federal loans, less than at 95% of psychology programs in the country. Debt is low, but pay is also below the Texas median of $31,426.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Texas and national columns are the medians across all psychology bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every Texas psychology program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Texas medians.
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 $164 a month, or 7.0% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
96% of graduates (26 of 27) were working in Texas one year after graduating. Prices in the parts of Texas outside metro areas are about 12% below the national average, so a $28,156 salary here buys what about $32,056 buys in a typical US city.
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
$83,660Median pay in Texas. 3,640 people work in this job in Texas. 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.
Social Science Research Assistants
$58,070Median pay in Texas. 1,180 people work in this job in Texas. 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.
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
$139,520Median pay in Texas. 40 people work in this job in Texas. 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 Sul Ross State
Psychology ranks 6th of 7 bachelor's programs at Sul Ross State by first-year earnings. The top three are Business Administration ($39,828), Kinesiology and Exercise Science ($39,723), and Other Interdisciplinary Studies ($37,501).
Common questions
The median graduate earns $28,156 one year after graduating. The median across psychology bachelor's programs in Texas is $31,426.
The median federal loan balance is $15,452, which ranks 3rd lowest of 52 psychology bachelor's programs in Texas. That works out to about $164 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 55% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 78%. If the highest possible early salary is the main goal, several Texas programs report higher pay, usually with more debt.
Most do. 96% (26 of 27) were working in Texas one year after graduating.
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 Texas 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