Research and Experimental Psychology: bachelor's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of research and experimental psychology graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 114 colleges. National median: $39,719, rising to $57,718 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	Dartmouth College	NH	$57,478	$99,344	$9,888
2	Columbia University in the City of New York	NY	$57,188	$86,946	$31,181
3	Trinity College	CT	$55,652	—	$21,500
4	Harvard University	MA	$54,924	$70,167	—
5	Duke University	NC	$52,659	—	$10,500
6	Trinity Washington University	DC	$52,416	$54,934	—
7	University of Chicago	IL	$51,811	$73,483	—
8	Middlebury College	VT	$51,311	—	$15,166
9	Colgate University	NY	$50,356	—	$9,500
10	Brown University	RI	$49,920	$63,415	$9,438
11	Tufts University	MA	$49,784	$79,571	$17,250
12	Northeastern University	MA	$49,000	$66,130	$20,250
13	Northeastern University Professional Programs	MA	$49,000	$66,130	$20,250
14	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$48,774	—	$9,750
15	St. Francis College	NY	$47,934	—	$19,500
16	Bates College	ME	$47,495	—	—
17	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	CO	$47,433	$60,969	$19,998
18	University of Massachusetts-Boston	MA	$46,903	—	$29,739
19	Wellesley College	MA	$46,532	$52,538	$11,000
20	Union College	NY	$46,325	—	$26,854
21	Park University	MO	$45,594	$54,849	$22,803
22	Brandeis University	MA	$45,374	$67,838	$17,785
23	Metropolitan State University of Denver	CO	$45,161	$48,655	$19,500
24	Johns Hopkins University	MD	$45,027	—	$7,500
25	Vassar College	NY	$44,745	$65,095	$15,830
26	Emmanuel College	MA	$44,530	$60,022	$27,000
27	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	WA	$44,392	$57,718	$13,000
28	Drexel University	PA	$44,334	—	$27,000
29	Lake Forest College	IL	$44,283	—	$20,250
30	Smith College	MA	$44,029	$51,267	$13,397
31	University of California-Berkeley	CA	$43,881	$64,904	$11,032
32	Yale University	CT	$43,655	$65,752	$9,250
33	Hamilton College	NY	$43,434	—	$15,500
34	Metropolitan State University	MN	$43,104	$40,230	—
35	St Olaf College	MN	$42,944	$56,282	$25,750
36	Barnard College	NY	$42,879	$65,644	$12,155
37	George Washington University	DC	$42,765	$72,325	$21,500
38	Bay Path University	MA	$42,735	$47,544	$27,000
39	Denison University	OH	$42,595	—	$26,000
40	University of Rochester	NY	$42,008	$65,000	$19,000
41	Utica University	NY	$41,708	$53,457	$23,722
42	Washington University in St Louis	MO	$41,685	$75,261	$17,897
43	Gordon College	MA	$41,625	—	$23,250
44	University of Utah	UT	$41,235	—	$18,000
45	University of Central Missouri	MO	$41,223	$47,390	$19,875
46	Stanford University	CA	$40,983	—	—
47	New York University	NY	$40,803	$63,315	$17,713
48	Mount Holyoke College	MA	$40,565	—	$21,875
49	Gettysburg College	PA	$40,551	—	$27,000
50	University of California-San Diego	CA	$40,342	$63,130	$14,500
51	Northwest Missouri State University	MO	$40,247	$49,872	$19,750
52	University of Connecticut	CT	$39,952	$80,873	—
53	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	$39,952	$80,873	—
54	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	CT	$39,952	$80,873	—
55	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	$39,952	$80,873	—
56	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	$39,952	$80,873	—
57	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	$39,719	$50,098	$17,750
58	Amherst College	MA	$39,597	$69,204	$11,500
59	Carleton College	MN	$39,527	—	$16,340
60	University of Kansas	KS	$39,412	—	—
61	University of California-Santa Barbara	CA	$39,116	$66,171	$10,373
62	Pace University	NY	$38,728	—	$25,000
63	Westminster University	UT	$38,460	$44,695	—
64	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	PA	$38,331	—	$22,250
65	The University of Texas at Dallas	TX	$38,149	$50,248	$17,750
66	Trinity University	TX	$38,107	—	$20,000
67	Ohio State University-Lima Campus	OH	$37,965	—	$18,490
68	Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus	OH	$37,965	—	$18,490
69	Ohio State University-Marion Campus	OH	$37,965	—	$18,490
70	Ohio State University-Newark Campus	OH	$37,965	—	$18,490
71	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$37,965	—	$18,490
72	University of California-Merced	CA	$37,877	—	$11,218
73	Kansas State University	KS	$37,868	$53,337	$16,447
74	Northeastern State University	OK	$37,645	$46,102	$17,750
75	Eastern Washington University	WA	$37,442	$54,974	$18,626
76	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$37,249	$60,168	$15,957
77	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	$37,015	$67,537	$18,005
78	University of California-Davis	CA	$36,942	$57,378	$11,500
79	Knox College	IL	$36,938	—	—
80	Georgia College & State University	GA	$36,887	$54,441	$22,139
81	University of Delaware	DE	$36,606	$63,614	$24,070
82	Indiana University-Bloomington	IN	$36,600	—	$17,685
83	Creighton University	NE	$36,476	—	$26,650
84	Truman State University	MO	$36,406	$41,487	$19,500
85	University of Arizona	AZ	$36,350	—	$18,143
86	Montclair State University	NJ	$36,269	—	$18,375
87	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	$36,137	—	$18,442
88	Niagara University	NY	$35,492	$55,947	$20,316
89	University of North Florida	FL	$35,487	$45,521	$14,000
90	Purdue University-Main Campus	IN	$35,116	$52,170	$18,562
91	University of California-Irvine	CA	$34,282	$54,323	$11,978
92	Pennsylvania Western University	PA	$34,149	$45,300	$24,498
93	Western Kentucky University	KY	$34,133	—	$20,250
94	Grinnell College	IA	$34,109	$57,752	$6,453
95	University of North Georgia	GA	$34,009	$47,919	$16,750
96	Purdue University Fort Wayne	IN	$33,951	$44,533	$19,000
97	Luther College	IA	$33,931	—	$23,250
98	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	$33,367	$48,348	$20,500
99	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington	PA	$33,367	$48,348	$20,500
100	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	PA	$33,367	$48,348	$20,500
101	Murray State University	KY	$33,270	$44,800	$22,250
102	University of South Carolina-Columbia	SC	$33,075	$51,090	$20,250
103	University of California-Los Angeles	CA	$32,324	$61,134	$14,500
104	University of California-Riverside	CA	$31,960	$49,947	$15,000
105	Eckerd College	FL	$31,605	$56,624	—
106	Whitman College	WA	$31,527	—	$19,000
107	Florida Atlantic University	FL	$31,302	$56,012	$13,488
108	Albion College	MI	$31,064	—	$27,000
109	California State University-San Bernardino	CA	$29,390	$47,408	$12,500
110	Canisius University	NY	$28,767	$51,532	$23,250
111	University of North Alabama	AL	$28,058	$33,565	$21,641
112	Texas Christian University	TX	$25,533	$61,190	$19,500
113	Macalester College	MN	$24,786	—	$22,531
114	Centenary University	NJ	$24,594	—	$23,558

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do research and experimental psychology graduates earn?

The median college reports $39,719 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in research and experimental psychology and $57,718 four years after. The highest is $57,478 at Dartmouth College.

How much student debt do research and experimental psychology graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $19,500 at the typical college.