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Best Colleges for Psychology, General

Ranked by graduate earnings. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, updated 2026.

Programs tracked: 926
Avg grad salary: $41,665
Total graduates: 101,487

Top Colleges for Psychology, General: Ranked by Graduate Earnings

Showing schools with reported earnings data. Earnings reflect median graduate salary 4 years after graduation (or 1 year where 4-year data is unavailable).

#SchoolMedian Salary (4yr)
1University of Washington

Seattle, WA

$143,937
2Wagner College

Staten Island, NY

$137,299
3St. John's University-New York

Queens, NY

$121,198
4D'Youville University

Buffalo, NY

$107,017
5John Patrick University of Health and Applied Sciences

South Bend, IN

N/A
6National University

San Diego, CA

$101,494
7Seton Hill University

Greensburg, PA

N/A
8Long Island University

Brookville, NY

$98,698
9Manhattan University

Riverdale, NY

$98,101
10California State University-Northridge

Northridge, CA

$97,379
11Seattle University

Seattle, WA

$96,973
12Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

$95,240
13San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

Visalia, CA

N/A
14CUNY New York City College of Technology

Brooklyn, NY

N/A
15Southwest University at El Paso

El Paso, TX

N/A
16University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, NE

N/A
17Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

$85,350
18SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Brooklyn, NY

$84,870
19Rush University

Chicago, IL

$84,323
20Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

N/A
21Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY

$81,262
22Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

$80,183
23Pima Medical Institute-Tucson

Tucson, AZ

$79,949
24Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR

$79,400
25Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

$77,459
26The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, TX

N/A
27AdventHealth University

Orlando, FL

$75,642
28MCPHS University

Boston, MA

$75,333
29Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Standish, ME

N/A
30Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

$73,322
31Rutgers University

New Brunswick, NJ

$73,179
32Rutgers University-Newark

Newark, NJ

$73,179
33Duke University

Durham, NC

$72,857
34The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Galveston, TX

N/A
35Indiana University-Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

$71,669
36University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Albuquerque, NM

$71,667
37Regis College

Weston, MA

N/A
38Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, PA

$71,160
39Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

$70,947
40University of St Francis

Joliet, IL

$70,055
41Cox College

Springfield, MO

$69,738
42Valencia College

Orlando, FL

$69,462
43University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

$69,396
44University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Cincinnati, OH

$68,871
45University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College

Blue Ash, OH

$68,871
46St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

$68,809
47Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, NY

$68,773
48University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

La Crosse, WI

$68,666
49Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

$67,673
50Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Carbondale, IL

$67,464
51Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

$67,306
52University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Norman, OK

$66,675
53University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center

Oklahoma City, OK

$66,675
54La Roche University

Pittsburgh, PA

$66,535
55Siena Heights University

Adrian, MI

$66,403
56Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

$65,940
57Boise State University

Boise, ID

$65,680
58University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

$65,668
59Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

$65,513
60ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

N/A

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Earnings are median among graduates who received federal financial aid.

Choosing the Best Psychology, General Program

Graduate Earnings

Median salary 4 years post-graduation measures the long-term ROI of a program. Higher earnings with lower debt means better financial outcomes.

Program Size

Graduate count signals program maturity. Larger programs often have stronger alumni networks and more job placement resources.

Debt-to-Earnings Ratio

Compare median debt against starting salary. A ratio below 1x means most graduates can repay loans within a year of earnings.

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