Rank |
School |
Program |
New Grad Median Pay |
Early Career Pay |
Sample Size |
1 |
Harvard University |
Research and Experimental Psychology |
$53,927 |
$52,583 |
30 |
2 |
Stanford University |
Psychology, General |
$51,407 |
$41,177 |
38 |
3 |
Santa Clara University |
Psychology, General |
$50,081 |
$46,646 |
57 |
4 |
Colgate University |
Psychology, General |
$48,179 |
$57,947 |
28 |
5 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College |
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology |
$47,197 |
N/A |
32 |
6 |
Georgetown University |
Psychology, General |
$45,936 |
$45,526 |
46 |
7 |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Psychology, General |
$45,925 |
$41,840 |
22 |
8 |
Princeton University |
Research and Experimental Psychology |
$45,198 |
N/A |
22 |
9 |
Dartmouth College |
Psychology, General |
$45,057 |
N/A |
37 |
10 |
Hamilton College |
Research and Experimental Psychology |
$44,978 |
N/A |
17 |
11 |
Elon University |
Psychology, General |
$44,439 |
$40,026 |
21 |
12 |
Pillar College |
Psychology, General |
$42,475 |
$33,221 |
44 |
13 |
Duke University |
Psychology, General |
$42,110 |
$43,192 |
53 |
14 |
Columbia University in the City of New York |
Research and Experimental Psychology |
$41,906 |
$44,923 |
94 |
15 |
Yale University |
Psychology, General |
$41,892 |
$53,781 |
37 |
16 |
Amherst College |
Research and Experimental Psychology |
$41,688 |
N/A |
29 |
17 |
Excelsior College |
Psychology, General |
$41,464 |
N/A |
30 |
18 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center |
Psychology, General |
$41,124 |
$33,727 |
34 |
19 |
Boston College |
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology |
$41,046 |
$50,512 |
78 |
20 |
Thomas Jefferson University |
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology |
$40,935 |
N/A |
17 |
21 |
Williams College |
Psychology, General |
$40,760 |
$37,587 |
30 |
22 |
Brandeis University |
Research and Experimental Psychology |
$40,643 |
N/A |
38 |
23 |
Dominican University of California |
Psychology, General |
$40,581 |
N/A |
22 |
24 |
Azusa Pacific University |
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology |
$40,332 |
N/A |
25 |
25 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott |
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology |
$40,234 |
$59,418 |
23 |
26 |
University of Chicago |
Research and Experimental Psychology |
$40,175 |
$63,074 |
32 |
27 |
Southern Methodist University |
Psychology, General |
$39,687 |
$41,053 |
38 |
28 |
Bates College |
Psychology, General |
$39,657 |
N/A |
36 |
29 |
Augsburg University |
Psychology, General |
$39,547 |
$35,364 |
26 |
30 |
Barnard College |
Research and Experimental Psychology |
$39,384 |
N/A |
20 |
31 |
University of California-Berkeley |
Psychology, General |
$39,365 |
$48,159 |
170 |
32 |
Villanova University |
Psychology, General |
$39,267 |
N/A |
51 |
33 |
Regis University |
Psychology, General |
$39,029 |
$41,218 |
18 |
34 |
Kenyon College |
Psychology, General |
$38,994 |
$32,958 |
21 |
35 |
Gettysburg College |
Psychology, General |
$38,919 |
$49,972 |
42 |
36 |
Norwich University |
Psychology, General |
$38,872 |
$43,431 |
19 |
37 |
Barnard College |
Psychology, General |
$38,848 |
$50,891 |
27 |
38 |
University of Notre Dame |
Psychology, General |
$38,685 |
$50,836 |
48 |
39 |
University of Bridgeport |
Psychology, General |
$38,548 |
$40,672 |
101 |
40 |
Purdue University Global-St. Louis |
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology |
$38,533 |
N/A |
42 |
41 |
Virginia Military Institute |
Psychology, General |
$38,487 |
$52,930 |
27 |
42 |
Bucknell University |
Psychology, General |
$38,460 |
$48,700 |
40 |
43 |
Christian Brothers University |
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology |
$38,140 |
N/A |
19 |
44 |
Haverford College |
Psychology, General |
$37,952 |
N/A |
17 |
45 |
American Public University System |
Psychology, General |
$37,948 |
$35,926 |
172 |
46 |
Trinity Washington University |
Research and Experimental Psychology |
$37,867 |
$43,509 |
82 |
47 |
Marian University |
Psychology, General |
$37,825 |
N/A |
24 |
47 |
Marian University |
Psychology, General |
$37,825 |
N/A |
24 |
49 |
Drexel University |
Psychology, General |
$37,775 |
$44,070 |
74 |
50 |
Brown University |
Research and Experimental Psychology |
$37,636 |
N/A |
37 |
51 |
College of the Holy Cross |
Psychology, General |
$37,609 |
$43,462 |
93 |
52 |
Rider University |
Psychology, General |
$37,548 |
$47,311 |
85 |
53 |
Thomas College |
Psychology, General |
$37,395 |
N/A |
16 |
54 |
Northwestern University |
Psychology, Other |
$37,353 |
N/A |
18 |
55 |
Endicott College |
Psychology, General |
$37,351 |
$41,419 |
40 |
56 |
Citadel Military College of South Carolina |
Psychology, General |
$37,273 |
$52,597 |
23 |
57 |
Boston College |
Psychology, General |
$37,262 |
$51,564 |
95 |
58 |
Saint Joseph’s University |
Psychology, General |
$37,248 |
$49,835 |
33 |
59 |
George Washington University |
Psychology, General |
$37,208 |
$37,201 |
85 |
60 |
Hartwick College |
Psychology, General |
$37,184 |
$40,557 |
19 |
61 |
Marist College |
Psychology, Other |
$37,117 |
$53,006 |
40 |
62 |
Middle Tennessee State University |
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology |
$37,088 |
$43,765 |
40 |
63 |
Stonehill College |
Psychology, General |
$36,955 |
$45,655 |
82 |
64 |
Connecticut College |
Psychology, General |
$36,919 |
$41,034 |
32 |
65 |
Wartburg College |
Psychology, General |
$36,858 |
N/A |
17 |
66 |
Providence College |
Psychology, General |
$36,775 |
$47,637 |
71 |
67 |
Colby-Sawyer College |
Psychology, General |
$36,758 |
$39,525 |
30 |
68 |
Metropolitan State University |
Psychology, General |
$36,746 |
$34,715 |
112 |
69 |
Dickinson College |
Psychology, General |
$36,712 |
N/A |
36 |
70 |
Boston University |
Psychology, General |
$36,705 |
$42,739 |
149 |
71 |
National University |
Psychology, General |
$36,571 |
$42,460 |
110 |
72 |
DeSales University |
Psychology, General |
$36,549 |
$31,240 |
21 |
73 |
Concordia University-Saint Paul |
Psychology, General |
$36,321 |
$35,494 |
47 |
74 |
California State University-East Bay |
Psychology, General |
$36,306 |
$45,747 |
296 |
75 |
SUNY Empire State College |
Psychology, General |
$36,299 |
$34,521 |
132 |
76 |
University of Maryland Global Campus |
Psychology, General |
$36,180 |
$36,960 |
299 |
77 |
Cornell University |
Psychology, General |
$36,163 |
$51,275 |
44 |
78 |
Union College |
Psychology, General |
$36,157 |
$47,142 |
16 |
78 |
Union College |
Psychology, General |
$36,157 |
$47,142 |
16 |
78 |
Union College |
Psychology, General |
$36,157 |
$47,142 |
16 |
81 |
Fordham University |
Psychology, General |
$36,127 |
$47,882 |
146 |
82 |
University of Rochester |
Research and Experimental Psychology |
$36,115 |
N/A |
37 |
83 |
Wellesley College |
Research and Experimental Psychology |
$36,106 |
N/A |
41 |
84 |
Washington University in St Louis |
Psychology, General |
$36,104 |
$40,072 |
57 |
85 |
Tufts University |
Biopsychology |
$36,067 |
$38,259 |
25 |
86 |
Southwest Minnesota State University |
Psychology, General |
$35,969 |
$42,447 |
24 |
87 |
Rockhurst University |
Psychology, General |
$35,858 |
$38,388 |
24 |
88 |
CUNY Lehman College |
Psychology, General |
$35,822 |
$40,642 |
245 |
89 |
Columbia College |
Psychology, General |
$35,771 |
$31,693 |
148 |
89 |
Columbia College |
Psychology, General |
$35,771 |
$31,693 |
148 |
89 |
Columbia College |
Psychology, General |
$35,771 |
$31,693 |
148 |
89 |
Columbia College |
Psychology, General |
$35,771 |
$31,693 |
148 |
89 |
Columbia College |
Psychology, General |
$35,771 |
$31,693 |
148 |
94 |
University of Minnesota-Morris |
Psychology, General |
$35,736 |
$37,867 |
51 |
95 |
St Catherine University |
Psychology, General |
$35,677 |
$39,966 |
24 |
96 |
SUNY Morrisville |
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology |
$35,639 |
N/A |
18 |
97 |
University of Massachusetts-Boston |
Psychology, General |
$35,570 |
$40,659 |
305 |
98 |
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles |
Psychology, General |
$35,500 |
N/A |
17 |
99 |
Randolph-Macon College |
Psychology, General |
$35,485 |
$42,134 |
29 |
100 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs |
Research and Experimental Psychology |
$35,413 |
$50,111 |
77 |
101 |
University of Alaska Anchorage |
Psychology, General |
$35,338 |
$38,397 |
59 |
102 |
Seattle University |
Psychology, General |
$35,334 |
$43,604 |
72 |
103 |
Concordia University-Chicago |
Psychology, General |
$35,283 |
$30,780 |
29 |
103 |
The University of Texas Permian Basin |
Psychology, General |
$35,283 |
$43,430 |
35 |
105 |
American University |
Psychology, General |
$35,226 |
$40,772 |
53 |
106 |
University of Chicago |
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology |
$35,220 |
N/A |
21 |
107 |
University of San Diego |
Psychology, General |
$35,181 |
$38,706 |
62 |
108 |
McDaniel College |
Psychology, General |
$35,153 |
$38,479 |
38 |
109 |
Lake Erie College |
Psychology, General |
$35,106 |
N/A |
16 |
110 |
Capella University |
Psychology, General |
$35,031 |
$37,763 |
225 |
111 |
Winona State University |
Psychology, General |
$35,002 |
$41,334 |
70 |
112 |
American International College |
Psychology, General |
$34,962 |
$40,762 |
27 |
113 |
University of Southern California |
Psychology, General |
$34,924 |
$44,960 |
114 |
114 |
Charter Oak State College |
Psychology, General |
$34,918 |
N/A |
27 |
115 |
MacMurray College |
Psychology, General |
$34,826 |
N/A |
16 |
116 |
Middlebury College |
Psychology, General |
$34,769 |
$41,771 |
30 |
117 |
Tufts University |
Research and Experimental Psychology |
$34,754 |
N/A |
43 |
118 |
Northwestern University |
Psychology, General |
$34,751 |
$49,533 |
106 |
119 |
University of St Thomas |
Psychology, General |
$34,718 |
$40,460 |
50 |
119 |
University of St Thomas |
Psychology, General |
$34,718 |
$40,460 |
50 |
121 |
College of Our Lady of the Elms |
Psychology, General |
$34,711 |
$31,723 |
30 |
122 |
Upper Iowa University |
Psychology, General |
$34,665 |
$37,310 |
79 |
123 |
Marist College |
Psychology, General |
$34,617 |
$45,300 |
60 |
124 |
Brandeis University |
Psychology, General |
$34,530 |
$39,350 |
45 |
125 |
Saint Michael’s College |
Psychology, General |
$34,512 |
$38,576 |
57 |
126 |
Saint Martin’s University |
Psychology, General |
$34,491 |
N/A |
47 |
127 |
University of Pennsylvania |
Psychology, General |
$34,472 |
$40,563 |
38 |
128 |
Touro College |
Psychology, General |
$34,462 |
$34,851 |
162 |
129 |
Boston University |
Research and Experimental Psychology |
$34,431 |
$38,835 |
38 |
130 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus |
Research and Experimental Psychology |
$34,429 |
N/A |
74 |
131 |
Skidmore College |
Psychology, General |
$34,416 |
$40,557 |
39 |
132 |
Texas Christian University |
Psychology, General |
$34,406 |
$43,559 |
52 |
133 |
Emmanuel College |
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology |
$34,393 |
$45,584 |
46 |
133 |
Emmanuel College |
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology |
$34,393 |
$45,584 |
46 |
135 |
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
Psychology, General |
$34,392 |
$41,264 |
473 |
136 |
Metropolitan State University of Denver |
Research and Experimental Psychology |
$34,388 |
$36,244 |
96 |
137 |
University of Colorado Boulder |
Psychology, General |
$34,383 |
$39,254 |
240 |
138 |
Franklin College |
Psychology, General |
$34,378 |
N/A |
16 |
139 |
Tufts University |
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology |
$34,369 |
N/A |
24 |
140 |
Albright College |
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology |
$34,365 |
$41,662 |
38 |
141 |
Bowie State University |
Psychology, General |
$34,359 |
$39,507 |
54 |
142 |
Emmanuel College |
Research and Experimental Psychology |
$34,351 |
N/A |
28 |
142 |
Emmanuel College |
Research and Experimental Psychology |
$34,351 |
N/A |
28 |
144 |
Menlo College |
Psychology, General |
$34,347 |
N/A |
19 |
145 |
University of Southern Maine |
Psychology, General |
$34,300 |
$33,887 |
57 |
146 |
Loyola University Maryland |
Psychology, General |
$34,290 |
$50,291 |
52 |
147 |
Walden University |
Psychology, General |
$34,217 |
$34,220 |
111 |
148 |
Newbury College |
Psychology, General |
$34,211 |
$35,289 |
30 |
149 |
College of Saint Benedict |
Psychology, General |
$34,176 |
$38,443 |
52 |
150 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus |
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology |
$34,123 |
$38,474 |
71 |