Research and Experimental Psychology Programs by Earnings
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Part of Best Psychology Colleges in the United States
This page ranks the 70 Research and Experimental Psychology programs in the United States by median earnings of Research and Experimental Psychology graduates four years after completing. Dartmouth College ranks 1st with median earnings of $99,344 for its graduates four years after completing.
Across the list, median earnings range from $99,344 to $21,508, with a median of $55,460. For 6 of the 70 listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one.
The list includes 33 public and 37 private nonprofit institutions. Princeton University reports the lowest average net price at $6,128, while University of California-San Diego ranks 1st on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Northeastern State University has the highest admission rate, admitting 100% of applicants.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH | $99,344 | $29,519 | $41 | 5.4% |
| Dartmouth College reports median earnings of $99,344 for its Research and Experimental Psychology graduates four years after completing, from a cohort of 71. | |||||
| 2 | Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY | $86,946 | $21,590 | $4,570 | 4.0% |
| A private nonprofit university in New York, Columbia University in the City of New York admits 4% of applicants and its Research and Experimental Psychology graduates earn a median of $86,946 four years after completing. | |||||
| 3 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus · Atlanta, GA | $83,012 | $12,116 | $7,666 | 14.1% |
| Graduates across all fields who borrowed left Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus with a median of $21,672 in federal loans, while its Research and Experimental Psychology completers earned a median of $83,012 four years after graduating. | |||||
| 4 | University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT | $80,873 | $25,097 | $15,193 | 52.4% |
| University of Connecticut ranks 4th on this list and posts an average net price of $25,097 alongside median earnings of $80,873 for its Research and Experimental Psychology graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 5 | Tufts University · Medford, MA | $79,571 | $39,998 | $11,284 | 11.5% |
| Tufts University has an average net price of $11,284 for families earning under $30,000, and its Research and Experimental Psychology graduates earn a median of $79,571 four years after completing. | |||||
| 6 | Washington University in St Louis · St. Louis, MO | $75,261 | $21,786 | $1,716 | 12.1% |
| With a cohort of 189 graduates, Washington University in St Louis reports median earnings of $75,261 for its Research and Experimental Psychology program four years after completing. | |||||
| 7 | University of Chicago · Chicago, IL | $73,483 | $14,860 | -$1,264* | 4.5% |
| University of Chicago ranks 38th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and reports median earnings of $73,483 for its Research and Experimental Psychology graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 8 | George Washington University · Washington, DC | $72,325 | $36,586 | $17,440 | 47.1% |
| George Washington University admits 47% of applicants, and its Research and Experimental Psychology graduates earn a median of $72,325 four years after completing. | |||||
| 9 | Harvard University · Cambridge, MA | $70,167 | $19,066 | $8,697 | 3.7% |
| Graduates across all fields who borrowed left Harvard University with a median of $14,000 in federal loans, and its Research and Experimental Psychology completers earn a median of $70,167 four years after graduating. | |||||
| 10 | Amherst College · Amherst, MA | $69,204 | $23,367 | $1,086 | 9.0% |
| Amherst College has an average net price of $1,086 for families earning under $30,000, alongside median earnings of $69,204 for its Research and Experimental Psychology graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 11 | Brandeis University · Waltham, MA | $67,838 | $35,736 | $13,363 | 40.5% |
| Brandeis University reports a cohort of 114 Research and Experimental Psychology graduates, who earned a median of $67,838 four years after completing. | |||||
| 12 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI | $67,537 | $13,138 | $1,043 | 15.6% |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor ranks 16th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and reports median earnings of $67,537 for its Research and Experimental Psychology graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 13 | Florida Institute of Technology · Melbourne, FL | $66,923 | $35,639 | $29,108 | 57.7% |
| Florida Institute of Technology, a private nonprofit university in Melbourne, reports $66,923 in median earnings for its Research and Experimental Psychology graduates four years after completing, with 17 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 14 | University of California-Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA | $66,171 | $16,109 | $9,231 | 33.0% |
| University of California-Santa Barbara ranks 14th on this list and posts an average net price of $16,109, alongside an admission rate of 33%. | |||||
| 15 | Northeastern University · Boston, MA | $66,130 | $30,915 | $2,264 | 5.2% |
| Northeastern University admits 5% of applicants and shows median federal debt of $23,250 among Research and Experimental Psychology completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 16 | Yale University · New Haven, CT | $65,752 | $23,777 | $17,633 | 3.9% |
| Yale University reports $65,752 in median earnings for its Research and Experimental Psychology graduates four years after completing, and graduates across all fields who borrowed left with a median of $12,975 in federal loans. | |||||
| 17 | Barnard College · New York, NY | $65,644 | $28,800 | $11,600 | 8.8% |
| Barnard College posts an average net price of $11,600 for families earning under $30,000, and its Research and Experimental Psychology graduates earned a median of $65,644 four years after completing. | |||||
| 18 | Vassar College · Poughkeepsie, NY | $65,095 | $39,343 | $15,953 | 18.6% |
| Vassar College ranks 1154th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions, and its Research and Experimental Psychology graduates earned a median of $65,095 four years after completing. | |||||
| 19 | University of Rochester · Rochester, NY | $65,000 | $29,278 | $9,678 | 40.1% |
| University of Rochester reports $65,000 in median earnings for its Research and Experimental Psychology graduates four years after completing, with an admission rate of 40%. | |||||
| 20 | University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA | $64,904 | $13,481 | $5,311 | 11.0% |
| With an admission rate of 11%, University of California-Berkeley ranks 4th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and shows median federal debt of $12,280 among Research and Experimental Psychology completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 21 | University of Delaware · Newark, DE | $63,614 | $17,799 | $10,901 | 70.6% |
| University of Delaware admits 71% of applicants and reports $63,614 in median earnings for its Research and Experimental Psychology graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 22 | Brown University · Providence, RI | $63,415 | $25,184 | -$420* | 5.4% |
| Brown University posts an average net price of $25,184, and its Research and Experimental Psychology graduates earned a median of $63,415 four years after completing. | |||||
| 23 | New York University · New York, NY | $63,315 | $37,050 | $16,977 | 9.2% |
| New York University reports $63,315 in median earnings for its Research and Experimental Psychology graduates four years after completing, with 530 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 24 | Princeton University · Princeton, NJ | $63,216 | $6,128 | $41 | 4.6% |
| Princeton University ranks 68th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and posts an average net price of $41 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
| 25 | University of California-San Diego · La Jolla, CA | $63,130 | $12,470 | $7,525 | 26.7% |
| University of California-San Diego reports median earnings of $63,130 for its Research and Experimental Psychology graduates four years after completing, and ranks 1st on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions. | |||||
* Net price can be negative: when grants and scholarships exceed the listed cost of attendance, students can receive the difference as a refund for other expenses.
How this list is ordered
Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Social Psychology graduates four years after completing, highest first. Only programs with a reported earnings cohort in the United States appear. The figures cover federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled four years after finishing. For 6 of the 70 listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The range from top to bottom is $77,836, and the gap between first-ranked Dartmouth College and second-ranked Columbia University in the City of New York is $12,398.
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