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Bachelor's · Psychology

Research and Experimental Psychology (Bachelor's): earnings by school

124 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$39,658
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$56,830
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$18,626
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 80 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $49,872 and $66,130. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Dartmouth College NH$57,478$99,344$9,888
Columbia University in the City of New York NY$57,188$86,946$31,181
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA—$83,012$14,500
University of Connecticut CT$39,952$80,873—
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$39,952$80,873—
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$39,952$80,873—
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$39,952$80,873—
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$39,952$80,873—
Tufts University MA$49,784$79,571$17,250
Washington University in St Louis MO$41,685$75,261$17,897
University of Chicago IL$51,811$73,483—
George Washington University DC$42,765$72,325$21,500
Harvard University MA$54,924$70,167—
Amherst College MA$39,597$69,204$11,500
Brandeis University MA$45,374$67,838$17,785
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$37,015$67,537$18,005
Florida Institute of Technology FL—$66,923—
University of California-Santa Barbara CA$39,116$66,171$10,373
Northeastern University MA$49,000$66,130$20,250
Northeastern University Professional Programs MA$49,000$66,130$20,250
Yale University CT$43,655$65,752$9,250
Barnard College NY$42,879$65,644$12,155
Vassar College NY$44,745$65,095$15,830
University of Rochester NY$42,008$65,000$19,000
University of California-Berkeley CA$43,881$64,904$11,032
University of Delaware DE$36,606$63,614$24,070
Brown University RI$49,920$63,415$9,438
New York University NY$40,803$63,315$17,713
Princeton University NJ—$63,216—
University of California-San Diego CA$40,342$63,130$14,500
University of Oregon OR—$62,255$19,417
Texas Christian University TX$25,533$61,190$19,500
University of California-Los Angeles CA$32,324$61,134$14,500
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$37,249$60,168$15,957
Emmanuel College MA$44,530$60,022$27,000
Rutgers University-Camden NJ—$59,913—
Rutgers University-Newark NJ—$59,913—
Grinnell College IA$34,109$57,752$6,453
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$44,392$57,718$13,000
University of California-Davis CA$36,942$57,378$11,500
St Olaf College MN$42,944$56,282$25,750
Florida Atlantic University FL$31,302$56,012$13,488
Niagara University NY$35,492$55,947$20,316
Trinity College CT$55,652—$21,500
Eastern Washington University WA$37,442$54,974$18,626
Trinity Washington University DC$52,416$54,934—
Park University MO$45,594$54,849$22,803
Georgia College & State University GA$36,887$54,441$22,139
University of California-Irvine CA$34,282$54,323$11,978
Utica University NY$41,708$53,457$23,722
Kansas State University KS$37,868$53,337$16,447
Duke University NC$52,659—$10,500
Wellesley College MA$46,532$52,538$11,000
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$35,116$52,170$18,562
Colorado Christian University CO—$52,153—
Canisius University NY$28,767$51,532$23,250
Middlebury College VT$51,311—$15,166
Smith College MA$44,029$51,267$13,397
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC$33,075$51,090$20,250
Colgate University NY$50,356—$9,500
The University of Texas at Dallas TX$38,149$50,248$17,750
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$39,719$50,098$17,750
University of California-Riverside CA$31,960$49,947$15,000
Northwest Missouri State University MO$40,247$49,872$19,750
Mount Saint Mary's University CA—$49,222—
University of Pennsylvania PA$48,774—$9,750
Metropolitan State University of Denver CO$45,161$48,655$19,500
Savannah State University GA—$48,594$26,000
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$33,367$48,348$20,500
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington PA$33,367$48,348$20,500
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$33,367$48,348$20,500
St. Francis College NY$47,934—$19,500
University of North Georgia GA$34,009$47,919$16,750
Bay Path University MA$42,735$47,544$27,000
Bates College ME$47,495——
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$47,433—$19,998
California State University-San Bernardino CA$29,390$47,408$12,500
University of Central Missouri MO$41,223$47,390$19,875
University of Massachusetts-Boston MA$46,903—$29,739
Union College NY$46,325—$26,854
Northeastern State University OK$37,645$46,102$17,750
University of North Florida FL$35,487$45,521$14,000
Pennsylvania Western University PA$34,149$45,300$24,498
Johns Hopkins University MD$45,027—$7,500
Murray State University KY$33,270$44,800$22,250
Westminster University UT$38,460$44,695—
Purdue University Fort Wayne IN$33,951$44,533$19,000
Drexel University PA$44,334—$27,000
Lake Forest College IL$44,283—$20,250
Hamilton College NY$43,434—$15,500
Denison University OH$42,595—$26,000
Gordon College MA$41,625—$23,250
Truman State University MO$36,406$41,487$19,500
University of Utah UT$41,235—$18,000
Stanford University CA$40,983——
Mount Holyoke College MA$40,565—$21,875
Gettysburg College PA$40,551—$27,000
Mount St. Mary's University MD—$40,480$25,500
Metropolitan State University MN$43,104$40,230—
Carleton College MN$39,527—$16,340
University of Kansas KS$39,412——
Pace University NY$38,728—$25,000
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA$38,331—$22,250
Trinity University TX$38,107—$20,000
Ohio State University-Lima Campus OH$37,965—$18,490
Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus OH$37,965—$18,490
Ohio State University-Marion Campus OH$37,965—$18,490
Ohio State University-Newark Campus OH$37,965—$18,490
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$37,965—$18,490
University of California-Merced CA$37,877—$11,218
Knox College IL$36,938——
Indiana University-Bloomington IN$36,600—$17,685
Creighton University NE$36,476—$26,650
University of Arizona AZ$36,350—$18,143
Montclair State University NJ$36,269—$18,375
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$36,137—$18,442
Western Kentucky University KY$34,133—$20,250
Luther College IA$33,931—$23,250
University of North Alabama AL$28,058$33,565$21,641
Eckerd College FL$31,605——
Whitman College WA$31,527—$19,000
Albion College MI$31,064—$27,000
Macalester College MN$24,786—$22,531
Centenary University NJ$24,594—$23,558