Bachelor's Research and Experimental Psychology Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings

Bachelor's Research and Experimental Psychology Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings, ranked by median first-year earnings. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Research and Experimental Psychology programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 88 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts$56,50411%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 2Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York$53,1564%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 3Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland$49,0356%1553$19k$88k94%5,6935 mi 4Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut$47,8744%1534$24k$101k96%6,7581 mi 5Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine$47,37613%1468$29k$69k90%1,76018 mi 6Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey$47,0505%1553$6k$110k98%5,70922 mi 7Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts$45,7869%1533$23k$78k94%1,91169 mi 8University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$44,5425%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 9Barnard CollegeNew York, New York$44,0559%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 10Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts$43,71721%1500$28k$64k89%2,54467 mi 11Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire$42,9475%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 12Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York$41,88314%1508$29k$85k91%3,18061 mi 13Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, Pennsylvania$41,59939%1379$31k$72k83%2,09952 mi 14Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts$41,5014%1553$19k$102k98%7,6014 mi 15Trinity Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$40,432100%—$9k$54k49%1,4144 mi 16Park UniversityParkville, Missouri$40,313——$21k$56k38%4,555414 mi 17Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado$39,95599%1019$15k$52k32%15,002745 mi 18Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York$39,88014%1506$29k$78k91%2,03054 mi 19University of RochesterRochester, New York$39,73240%1488$29k$79k85%6,3319 mi 20University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah$39,66186%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 21Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island$39,4935%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 22Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina$39,3596%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 23Carleton CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota$39,23820%1517$25k$76k90%2,086164 mi 24Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania$39,21827%1460$44k$100k92%6,93812 mi 25Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$38,4635%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 26Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, Massachusetts$38,463———$93k—1,8022 mi 27Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, Minnesota$38,02729%1440$32k$64k87%2,131134 mi 28George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$37,90647%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 29New York UniversityNew York, New York$37,5129%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 30Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts$37,49441%1462$36k$77k86%3,61811 mi 31Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri$37,37712%1530$22k$86k94%7,857258 mi 32Denison UniversityGranville, Ohio$36,90917%1410$40k$68k79%2,38091 mi 33Emmanuel CollegeBoston, Massachusetts$36,60376%1250$27k$68k68%1,8543 mi 34Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota$36,60099%1020$17k$65k44%5,616131 mi 35Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts$36,28314%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 36Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas$36,25782%1151$19k$57k71%15,142505 mi 37The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas$35,98265%1286$18k$68k76%21,751245 mi 38Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville, Missouri$35,55686%1119$16k$48k54%4,378389 mi 39University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado$35,15575%1116$12k$64k46%10,519750 mi 40Westminster UniversitySalt Lake City, Utah$35,12767%1220$27k$66k64%823545 mi 41St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota$35,07048%1380$24k$66k84%3,093165 mi 42University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri$34,82264%1050$14k$50k54%5,648386 mi 43University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington$34,71539%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 44Mount St. Mary's UniversityEmmitsburg, Maryland$34,45474%1176$23k$64k65%1,76849 mi 45University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$34,45011%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 46University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California$34,43133%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 47Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania$34,37561%1337$33k$63k86%42,284124 mi 48Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania$34,37591%1248$20k$63k34%7,877124 mi 49Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, Pennsylvania$34,37597%1181$18k$63k20%2,8778 mi 50Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York$34,36119%1494$39k$71k91%2,44426 mi 51Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington$33,45591%—$14k$58k43%6,222217 mi 52University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois$33,38442%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 53Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania$33,33094%1063$18k$47k52%7,451136 mi 54Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, Colorado$33,134——$30k$50k64%5,549740 mi 55Northeastern State UniversityTahlequah, Oklahoma$32,440100%1049$13k$45k35%4,772415 mi 56Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, Massachusetts$32,43936%1463$26k$58k84%2,16962 mi 57University of California-DavisDavis, California$32,30142%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 58Georgia College & State UniversityMilledgeville, Georgia$32,14978%1163$21k$58k64%5,947143 mi 59Purdue University Fort WayneFort Wayne, Indiana$32,03184%1100$13k$46k36%5,48495 mi 60University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois$31,9864%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 61Utica UniversityUtica, New York$31,69592%1110$19k$63k56%2,27857 mi 62Eckerd CollegeSaint Petersburg, Florida$31,59676%1250$38k$52k66%1,888< 1 mi 63University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan$31,56816%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 64University of DelawareNewark, Delaware$31,53271%1292$18k$73k81%19,0718 mi 65Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana$31,17250%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 66Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana$31,12978%1313$16k$64k80%37,806174 mi 67University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota$31,02780%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 68University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida$30,81653%1153$10k$56k69%13,3597 mi 69University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, Georgia$30,38968%1106$10k$50k37%16,146227 mi 70Union CollegeSchenectady, New York$30,06144%1395$35k$89k80%2,046104 mi 71University of California-IrvineIrvine, California$29,83029%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 72University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina$29,35060%1297$23k$62k79%29,820101 mi 73Canisius UniversityBuffalo, New York$29,33372%—$18k$61k66%1,6853 mi 74Truman State UniversityKirksville, Missouri$28,80184%1320$13k$56k69%2,513283 mi 75Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa$28,50715%1486$18k$63k88%1,729254 mi 76University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona$28,49486%1246$17k$60k68%42,537144 mi 77Centenary UniversityHackettstown, New Jersey$27,93383%—$21k$54k56%91036 mi 78Savannah State UniversitySavannah, Georgia$27,763——$8k$38k28%2,8338 mi 79University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$27,7489%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 80Creighton UniversityOmaha, Nebraska$26,84580%1321$32k$74k83%4,348424 mi 81California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California$26,69794%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 82University of California-RiversideRiverside, California$25,65476%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 83Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida$23,98166%1127$9k$57k63%23,7572 mi 84Albion CollegeAlbion, Michigan$23,90681%—$14k$59k62%1,30074 mi 85Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, Massachusetts$23,89885%1120$14k$55k44%1,10849 mi 86Murray State UniversityMurray, Kentucky$23,67486%1133$9k$45k61%6,688351 mi 87University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California$23,42027%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 88University of North AlabamaFlorence, Alabama$20,18287%—$12k$45k55%5,811282 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.