Best Colleges for Psychology 2025

20 schools ranked by graduate earnings — real data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Psychology graduates are well-positioned for careers across multiple industries. The rankings below are based on actual graduate earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Earnings shown are median graduate earnings 4 years after graduation (or 1 year if 4-year data is unavailable), sourced from the College Scorecard.See full major data

Top 20 Psychology Programs by Graduate Earnings

#	School	Earnings	Tuition	Accept Rate	Enrollment
1	Duke University Durham, NC	$72,857	$65,805	7%	6,417
2	Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$67,306	$65,280	10%	2,785
3	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$64,146	$66,014	8%	15,935
4	Georgetown University Washington, DC	$63,369	$65,081	13%	7,462
5	Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$62,695	$63,475	43%	2,157
6	Bentley University Waltham, MA	$62,2181yr	$58,150	48%	4,288
7	Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$61,555	$56,360	45%	4,938
8	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$61,389	$65,997	7%	8,960
9	Lafayette College Easton, PA	$60,657	$62,574	31%	2,746
10	Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA	$60,540	$51,186	82%	1,560
11	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$60,347	$58,014	17%	17,315
12	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$60,072	$62,180	29%	5,803
13	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$59,767	$64,758	22%	5,471
14	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$59,196	$67,680	16%	9,865
15	Providence College Providence, RI	$58,954	$60,848	49%	4,170
16	Fordham University Bronx, NY	$58,590	$61,992	56%	10,239
17	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$58,545	$59,241	44%	6,235
18	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$58,122	$29,453	38%	14,401
19	University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$57,652	$55,340	95%	3,247
20	Villanova University Villanova, PA	$57,566	$64,701	25%	7,005