Majors

Best Colleges for Psychology, by Earnings

1,156 of the colleges we track award a bachelor's degree in Psychology, about 113,518 degrees a year. Across the 924 that report earnings, graduates make a median of $49,969 four years after finishing.

Rank	College	State	Median earnings, 4 years out	Degrees a year	Acceptance rate
1	Georgetown University	DC	$99,007	100	12.9%
2	Washington University in St Louis	MO	$91,787	4	12.1%
3	Carnegie Mellon University	PA	$82,433	27	11.7%
4	George Washington University	DC	$79,187	110	47.1%
5	Cornell University	NY	$78,049	70	8.8%
6	Santa Clara University	CA	$75,742	115	48%
7	Virginia Military Institute	VA	$75,059	34	71.3%
8	Lehigh University	PA	$74,939	63	25.9%
9	University of San Diego	CA	$74,178	111	52.4%
10	College of the Holy Cross	MA	$74,095	125	17.6%
11	Villanova University	PA	$73,684	89	27%
12	Northwestern University	IL	$73,646	211	7.7%
13	Lafayette College	PA	$73,435	66	31.5%
14	Clarkson University	NY	$73,359	22	77.4%
15	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$73,012	12	5.4%
16	Williams College	MA	$72,891	63	8.3%
17	Misericordia University	PA	$72,572	22	70.9%
18	Southern Methodist University	TX	$72,136	123	63.3%
19	Vanderbilt University	TN	$71,584	113	5.9%
20	University of Southern California	CA	$70,461	189	9.8%
21	Fairfield University	CT	$70,211	75	33.3%
22	Saint Mary's College of California	CA	$70,123	28	86.5%
23	Boston College	MA	$70,033	111	16.4%
24	Elon University	NC	$69,856	127	66.4%
25	University of Notre Dame	IN	$69,793	112	11.3%
26	Trinity College	CT	$69,730	12	29.3%
27	Binghamton University	NY	$67,249	323	38.6%
28	National University	CA	$66,849	172
29	Bucknell University	PA	$66,206	71	28.9%
30	Saint Francis University	PA	$66,010	11	76.8%
31	Drew University	NJ	$65,997	34	67.8%
32	Syracuse University	NY	$65,694	262	45.9%
33	Texas Christian University	TX	$65,356	117	44.5%
34	Hood College	MD	$65,110	23	77.8%
35	Baylor University	TX	$65,090	151	51.3%
36	University of San Francisco	CA	$65,071	120	61.7%
37	Wake Forest University	NC	$64,814	119	21.7%
38	Manhattan University	NY	$64,684	42	78.9%
39	CUNY Graduate School and University Center	NY	$64,619	72	68.5%
40	University of Richmond	VA	$64,584	56	22.2%
41	Bradley University	IL	$64,378	81	76.8%
42	Azusa Pacific University	CA	$63,963	120	88.4%
43	Stonehill College	MA	$63,957	94	66.3%
44	Manhattanville University	NY	$63,908	43	87.3%
45	Boston University	MA	$63,838	305	11.1%
46	Providence College	RI	$63,746	112	50.9%
47	Chapman University	CA	$63,617	171	65.4%
48	Siena University	NY	$63,227	85	69%
49	Haverford College	PA	$63,040	1	12.4%
50	Marist University	NY	$62,821	125	56.5%
51	University of Virginia	VA	$62,794	242	16.8%
52	St. John's University-New York	NY	$62,672	168	83.4%
53	Jacksonville University	FL	$62,622	26	56.9%
54	Merrimack College	MA	$62,567	60	70%
55	George Mason University	VA	$62,563	383	87.5%
56	Pacific University	OR	$62,484	29	89.6%
57	St Lawrence University	NY	$62,479	74	54.3%
58	The College of New Jersey	NJ	$62,397	134	62.3%
59	Fordham University	NY	$62,273	156	59.3%
60	American University	DC	$62,240	79	62%
61	Brigham Young University	UT	$62,106	99	67.8%
62	North Carolina State University	NC	$62,032	296	41.7%
63	University of Puget Sound	WA	$61,919	43	72.3%
64	Assumption University	MA	$61,578	43	83%
65	Gonzaga University	WA	$61,533	111	81.7%
66	Quinnipiac University	CT	$61,510	61	72.2%
67	Adelphi University	NY	$61,393	93	65.9%
68	Pepperdine University	CA	$61,353	89	62.9%
69	Dominican University of California	CA	$61,339	23	83.5%
70	St. Mary's College of Maryland	MD	$61,214	51	68.6%
71	Widener University	PA	$61,205	48	70.9%
72	Clark University	MA	$61,203	112	39.5%
73	Salve Regina University	RI	$61,121	62	68.2%
74	California Baptist University	CA	$61,103	164	84.9%
75	University of California-Los Angeles	CA	$61,050	685	9%
76	Loyola Marymount University	CA	$60,958	156	45.1%
77	Muhlenberg College	PA	$60,778	56	72%
78	Minot State University	ND	$60,575	9	64.6%
79	Iona University	NY	$60,525	55	86.9%
80	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	CA	$60,466	135	31.3%
81	Hofstra University	NY	$60,448	112	68.1%
82	St. Thomas Aquinas College	NY	$60,409	37	93.1%
83	Marquette University	WI	$60,338	148	81.3%
84	University of Mary	ND	$60,331	30	75.3%
85	McDaniel College	MD	$60,264	50	77.9%
86	Tulane University of Louisiana	LA	$60,260	14	14%
87	DeSales University	PA	$60,001	37	77.1%
88	University of California-Santa Cruz	CA	$59,948	499	65.8%
89	Loyola University Maryland	MD	$59,905	69	75.5%
90	College of Staten Island CUNY	NY	$59,741	283	92.3%
91	St. Joseph's University-New York	NY	$59,679	69	72.1%
92	Emory University	GA	$59,628	168	10.7%
93	Hanover College	IN	$59,512	19	83.7%
94	University of Mount Saint Vincent	NY	$59,487	334	85.1%
95	University of Georgia	GA	$59,446	591	37.7%
96	University of St Thomas	MN	$59,398	64	85.4%
97	Hobart William Smith Colleges	NY	$59,317	40	64%
98	College of William & Mary	VA	$59,226	181	34.1%
99	Rockhurst University	MO	$59,160	37	69.6%
100	California Lutheran University	CA	$59,153	100	75.7%

Showing the top 100 of 924 colleges that report earnings. 232 more colleges award this degree but have no earnings figure, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

Which college has the highest-paid Psychology graduates?

Georgetown University ($99,007), Washington University in St Louis ($91,787), Carnegie Mellon University ($82,433), George Washington University ($79,187), Cornell University ($78,049) report the highest median earnings four years after graduation.

How much do Psychology majors make?

The median across 924 colleges is $49,969 four years after graduation. By college it runs from $18,428 to $99,007.

Which colleges have the biggest Psychology programs?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Southern New Hampshire University (2,993), Florida International University (1,548), University of Central Florida (1,510), Liberty University (1,139), California State University-Fullerton (992).

Does a higher-earning program mean a better program?

Not on its own. Earnings reflect where graduates live, what jobs they take, and who enrolled in the first place, as well as the teaching. The figures cover only graduates who received federal financial aid, and small programs are left out, so a college missing from this list may still have a strong department.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release, federal program category "Psychology, General". Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, working and not enrolled, four years after a bachelor's degree.