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Psychology

Majors within Psychology, ranked by median graduate earnings five years out.

$58,952
Typical earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
4
Majors in this field
1,687
College programs

Majors in Psychology

1
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
Psychology
$67,355median earnings (5 yr)
395colleges
Strong return DR 47 DExplore
2
Research and Experimental Psychology
Psychology
$59,749median earnings (5 yr)
61colleges
Strong return DR 44 DExplore
3
Psychology, Other
Psychology
$58,183median earnings (5 yr)
28colleges
Break-even DR 27 FExplore
4
Psychology, General
Psychology
$50,522median earnings (5 yr)
1,203colleges
Poor return DR 26 FExplore
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Top colleges for Psychology

Highest DR-rated colleges that offer Psychology programs.

1
Stanford University
Stanford, CA · Private
$145,4535-yr earnings
$13,807net price/yr
+1,585%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 94 AView ROI
2
Rice University
Houston, TX · Private
$87,2375-yr earnings
$13,370net price/yr
+635%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 94 AView ROI
3
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · Public
$89,8385-yr earnings
$13,481net price/yr
+664%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 94 AView ROI
4
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN · Private
$96,7415-yr earnings
$15,846net price/yr
+656%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 93 AView ROI
5
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD · Private
$110,0175-yr earnings
$18,809net price/yr
+723%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 93 AView ROI
6
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL · Private
$95,0405-yr earnings
$14,860net price/yr
+671%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 93 AView ROI
7
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York, NY · Public
$85,4565-yr earnings
$3,033net price/yr
+2,378%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 92 AView ROI
8
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA · Private
$111,5375-yr earnings
$19,066net price/yr
+718%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 92 AView ROI
9
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public
$81,9765-yr earnings
$12,548net price/yr
+569%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 91 AView ROI
10
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI · Public
$83,2535-yr earnings
$13,138net price/yr
+541%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 90 AView ROI
11
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA · Public
$82,7755-yr earnings
$14,091net price/yr
+512%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 89 AView ROI
12
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY · Private
$98,6965-yr earnings
$21,590net price/yr
+470%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 89 AView ROI

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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