Best Schools for Psychology, General

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

50
Schools
$40,249
Avg. Earnings
2,345
Graduates
#1
B

Barnard College

New York, NY · Private

$48,432
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,848
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 8.0%
#2
C

Colgate University

Hamilton, NY · Private

$47,260
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $48,179
Graduates: 28
Acceptance: 11.9%
#3
T

Tufts University

Medford, MA · Private

$46,321
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 10.1%
#4
H

Hamilton College

Clinton, NY · Private

$46,087
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 11.8%
#5
U

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL · Private

$45,128
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 4.8%
#6
B

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME · Private

$44,971
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 8.0%
#7
C

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY · Private

$44,747
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,163
Graduates: 44
Acceptance: 8.2%
#8
L

Lafayette College

Easton, PA · Private

$44,170
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 31.5%
#9
T

Trinity College

Hartford, CT · Private

$43,798
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,400
Graduates: 46
Acceptance: 33.5%
#10
S

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA · Private

$43,426
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 6.9%
#11
B

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA · Private

$42,682
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,262
Graduates: 95
Acceptance: 15.7%
#12
D

Dickinson College

Carlisle, PA · Private

$42,682
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,712
Graduates: 36
Acceptance: 43.1%
#13
L

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA · Private

$42,682
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 29.3%
#14
M

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT · Private

$42,682
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,769
Graduates: 30
Acceptance: 10.4%
#15
W

Wabash College

Crawfordsville, IN · Private

$41,007
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 62.8%
#16
S

Simmons University

Boston, MA · Private

$41,007
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 66.0%
#17
U

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA · Public

$40,896
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,365
Graduates: 170
Acceptance: 11.7%
#18
S

Stanford University

Stanford, CA · Private

$40,368
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $51,407
Graduates: 38
Acceptance: 3.9%
#19
U

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA · Private

$40,281
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 23.3%
#20
G

George Washington University

Washington, DC · Private

$40,068
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,208
Graduates: 85
Acceptance: 43.5%
#21
N

National University

San Diego, CA · Private

$39,969
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,571
Graduates: 110
Acceptance: N/A
#22
G

Georgetown University

Washington, DC · Private

$39,585
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $45,936
Graduates: 46
Acceptance: 13.1%
#23
T

The University of Texas Permian Basin

Odessa, TX · Public

$39,523
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,283
Graduates: 35
Acceptance: 84.5%
#24
C

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, SC · Public

$39,009
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,273
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 98.1%
#25
S

Saint Anselm College

Manchester, NH · Private

$38,649
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,725
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 78.3%
#26
V

Virginia Military Institute

Lexington, VA · Public

$38,649
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,487
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 81.7%
#27
N

Northeastern University Oakland

Oakland, CA · Private

$38,433
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 16.5%
#28
N

Northeastern University

Boston, MA · Private

$38,433
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 5.7%
#29
W

Walden University

Minneapolis, MN ·

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,217
Graduates: 111
Acceptance: N/A
#30
Y

Yale University

New Haven, CT · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,892
Graduates: 37
Acceptance: 4.5%
#31
C

Colby College

Waterville, ME · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 6.8%
#32
W

Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 13.9%
#33
C

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,324
Graduates: 25
Acceptance: 96.7%
#34
B

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,460
Graduates: 40
Acceptance: 32.0%
#35
H

Houston Christian University

Houston, TX · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,432
Graduates: 25
Acceptance: 85.2%
#36
U

University of Houston-Downtown

Houston, TX · Public

$38,122
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,352
Graduates: 221
Acceptance: 90.6%
#37
N

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL · Private

$38,048
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,751
Graduates: 106
Acceptance: 7.1%
#38
T

The Catholic University of America

Washington, DC · Private

$37,856
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,308
Graduates: 65
Acceptance: 83.8%
#39
C

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA · Private

$37,856
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,609
Graduates: 93
Acceptance: 21.1%
#40
S

Suffolk University

Boston, MA · Private

$37,808
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,061
Graduates: 66
Acceptance: 84.7%
#41
S

Saint Johns University

Collegeville, MN · Private

$37,748
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,860
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 90.5%
#42
C

California State University-East Bay

Hayward, CA · Public

$37,640
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,306
Graduates: 296
Acceptance: 96.8%
#43
U

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, AK · Public

$37,568
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,338
Graduates: 59
Acceptance: 66.5%
#44
S

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA · Private

$37,568
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,248
Graduates: 33
Acceptance: 86.4%
#45
N

Norwich University

Northfield, VT · Private

$37,568
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,872
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 73.6%
#46
T

Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights, IL · Private

$37,208
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,164
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 88.6%
#47
E

Endicott College

Beverly, MA · Private

$37,208
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,351
Graduates: 40
Acceptance: 72.3%
#48
D

Duke University

Durham, NC · Private

$37,208
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $42,110
Graduates: 53
Acceptance: 6.8%
#49
P

Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma, WA · Private

$37,054
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,221
Graduates: 41
Acceptance: 80.5%
#50
U

University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA · Public

$37,028
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,899
Graduates: 108
Acceptance: 16.9%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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