This statistic shows a distinction between the median income of those with a psychology and social work major in the United States in 2009 according to ethnicity. In 2009 the median income for a Caucasian person who studied psychology and social work was 44,000 U.S. dollars. The median income of an Asian person who studied the same degree was 48,000 U.S. dollars.
Median income of psychology and social work majors by race in the United States in 2009
(in U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Median income in U.S. dollars
Asian
48,000$
Caucasian
44,000$
Other races and ethnicities
42,000$
Hispanic
40,000$
African-American
40,000$
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Center on Education and the Workforce. (May 24, 2011). Median income of psychology and social work majors by race in the United States in 2009 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/226419/median-income-of-psychology-and-social-work-majors-by-race-in-the-us/
Center on Education and the Workforce. "Median income of psychology and social work majors by race in the United States in 2009 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 24, 2011. Statista. Accessed May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/226419/median-income-of-psychology-and-social-work-majors-by-race-in-the-us/
Center on Education and the Workforce. (2011). Median income of psychology and social work majors by race in the United States in 2009 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/226419/median-income-of-psychology-and-social-work-majors-by-race-in-the-us/
Center on Education and the Workforce. "Median Income of Psychology and Social Work Majors by Race in The United States in 2009 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/226419/median-income-of-psychology-and-social-work-majors-by-race-in-the-us/
Center on Education and the Workforce, Median income of psychology and social work majors by race in the United States in 2009 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/226419/median-income-of-psychology-and-social-work-majors-by-race-in-the-us/ (last visited May 07, 2025)
Median income of psychology and social work majors by race in the United States in 2009 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Center on Education and the Workforce, May 24, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/226419/median-income-of-psychology-and-social-work-majors-by-race-in-the-us/
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