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Psychology, General at Fort Hays State University

Hays, KS · Public · Bachelor's Degree
70 /100
DegreeWorth Score (Base Case)
70
Optimistic
70
Base Case
64
Pessimistic
Earnings $40,009/yr (26% vs median)
AI Risk High (49% exposed)
Job Market Very Large (125,000 openings/yr)

How AI Changes the Outlook

Three scenarios based on how aggressively AI disrupts the career paths available to Psychology, General graduates.

Optimistic
No Disruption		 Base Case
Gradual AI		 Pessimistic
Aggressive AI
10-Year Earnings $461K $394K $297K
Earnings Multiple (In-State) 20.5x 17.5x 13.2x
Earnings Multiple (Out-of-State) 6.9x 5.9x 4.4x
Viable Career Paths 6 of 6 6 of 6 6 of 6
DegreeWorth Score 70 70 64

10-Year Earnings Projection

*Year 1 uses actual reported earnings. Scenarios diverge as AI impact compounds over time.

4-Year Tuition (In-State)
$22,532
Out-of-state: $67,244
Median Debt at Graduation
$20,062
6.0 months of Year 1 earnings
Reported Earnings (5 Year)
$45,217
13% growth from Year 1

Career Paths

Where Psychology, General graduates typically work. Raw data — no blending. The scenarios above model how these factors interact. This field has roughly 125,000 combined openings per year.

Career Path Wage Openings/yr Growth AI Risk
Managers, all other $136,550 106,700 +4.5% 47%
Psychologists, all other $117,580 3,900 +4.3% 44%
Industrial-organizational psychologists $109,840 400 +6.3% 49%
Clinical and counseling psychologists $95,830 4,800 +11.2% 37%
Psychology teachers, postsecondary $80,330 4,000 +3.6% 48%
Social science research assistants $58,040 5,200 +4.4% 67%

Compare & Explore

Psychology, General at Other Schools

Bentley University ($62,218) Georgetown University ($51,959) Bucknell University ($51,645) Gettysburg College ($50,040) Trinity College ($48,406) CUNY Graduate School and University Center ($48,299) The University of Texas Permian Basin ($46,009) Charter Oak State College ($45,428)

Other Majors at Fort Hays State University

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing ($67,435) Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions ($62,386) Computer Programming ($57,162) Accounting and Related Services ($56,503) Information Science/Studies ($56,399) Management Information Systems and Services ($55,111) Business Administration, Management and Operations ($52,129) Economics ($50,690)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the DegreeWorth Score for Psychology, General at Fort Hays State University?
This program scores 70/100 in the Base Case scenario, factoring in earnings, AI disruption risk, job market size, and earnings multiple. The score ranges from 70 (optimistic) to 64 (pessimistic) depending on AI's impact.
How does AI affect Psychology, General career prospects?
We model three scenarios: Optimistic (no disruption), Base Case (gradual AI adoption), and Pessimistic (aggressive AI displacement). In the base case, Psychology, General graduates retain 6 of 6 viable career paths. 10-year earnings range from $296,857 (pessimistic) to $460,914 (optimistic).
How many job openings are there for Psychology, General graduates?
The career paths mapped to Psychology, General have roughly 125,000 combined job openings per year nationally, making this a very large job market.
Is Psychology, General at Fort Hays State University worth it?
In the Base Case, this degree earns 17.5x its in-state tuition over 10 years. Even in the Pessimistic scenario, the multiple is 13.2x. The spread between scenarios tells you how sensitive this degree is to AI disruption.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024-2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Scenarios use a continuous weighting function combining AI exposure and BLS job growth projections. "Earnings Multiple" is total 10-year projected earnings divided by tuition — not a discounted financial ROI. Last updated 2025.