Highest Earning Doctoral Psychology Programs

These are the highest earning doctoral psychology programs, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 50 programs, with Colorado State University-Fort Collins leading at $144,730.

Rank	Institution	Program	State	Earnings	Completers
1	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Psychology	CO	$144,730	9
2	The New School	Cognitive Psychology	NY	$128,575	17
3	George Mason University	Psychology	VA	$128,100	23
4	Hofstra University	Cognitive Psychology	NY	$127,131	28
5	Central Michigan University	Cognitive Psychology	MI	$125,201	7
6	Adelphi University	Cognitive Psychology	NY	$124,820	20
7	CUNY Graduate School and University Center	Cognitive Psychology	NY	$124,608	18
8	University of St Thomas	Cognitive Psychology	MN	$123,235	15
9	Palo Alto University	Cognitive Psychology	CA	$121,995	91
10	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Psychology	NC	$120,982	15
11	Ohio State University-Main Campus	Clinical Psychology	OH	$120,917	28
12	Wayne State University	Psychology	MI	$120,901	15
13	University of California-Riverside	Clinical Psychology	CA	$119,816	19
14	University of Kansas	Cognitive Psychology	KS	$119,800	19
15	Marquette University	Cognitive Psychology	WI	$119,078	9
16	Claremont Graduate University	Psychology	CA	$118,456	25
17	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	Cognitive Psychology	IL	$117,675	7
18	DePaul University	Cognitive Psychology	IL	$116,242	15
19	Illinois Institute of Technology	Psychology	IL	$115,482	12
20	University of Houston	Cognitive Psychology	TX	$114,813	41
21	Florida Institute of Technology	Cognitive Psychology	FL	$114,742	8
22	University of South Florida	Psychology	FL	$113,606	7
23	Fordham University	Cognitive Psychology	NY	$112,494	25
24	University at Buffalo	Cognitive Psychology	NY	$112,025	15
25	University of Memphis	Cognitive Psychology	TN	$110,977	15
26	Biola University	Cognitive Psychology	CA	$110,375	27
27	Loma Linda University	Psychology	CA	$110,256	18
28	Long Island University	Cognitive Psychology	NY	$109,668	30
29	University of Vermont	Psychology	VT	$109,295	5
30	University of Illinois Chicago	Psychology	IL	$109,281	13
31	University at Albany	Cognitive Psychology	NY	$108,938	18
32	The Chicago School at Los Angeles	Psychology, Other	CA	$108,825	13
33	The Chicago School at Washington DC	Psychology, Other	DC	$108,825	9
34	Fielding Graduate University	Cognitive Psychology	CA	$108,694	53
35	Yeshiva University	Cognitive Psychology	NY	$108,399	58
36	Pacific University	Cognitive Psychology	OR	$108,345	9
37	Fuller Theological Seminary	Cognitive Psychology	CA	$106,857	14
38	University of California-Santa Barbara	Psychology, Other	CA	$106,003	9
39	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Cognitive Psychology	NE	$105,900	11
40	Alliant International University-San Diego	Cognitive Psychology	CA	$105,796	45
41	Pacifica Graduate Institute	Cognitive Psychology	CA	$105,793	15
42	University of Southern Mississippi	Psychology	MS	$105,702	19
43	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Cognitive Psychology	WI	$104,681	19
44	Loyola University Chicago	Cognitive Psychology	IL	$104,629	31
45	Adler University	Cognitive Psychology	IL	$103,713	10
46	The Wright Institute	Cognitive Psychology	CA	$103,322	60
47	University of North Texas	Cognitive Psychology	TX	$103,267	26
48	University of Florida	Psychology	FL	$103,154	23
49	Auburn University	Cognitive Psychology	AL	$103,093	21
50	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Clinical Psychology	MI	$101,916	27

Methodology

Programs ranked by highest earning. Only includes doctoral programs in CIP family 42 (Psychology) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.