Highest Earning Master's Psychology Programs

These are the highest earning master's psychology programs, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 50 programs, with Alliant International University-San Diego leading at $116,546.

Rank	Institution	Program	State	Earnings	Completers
1	Alliant International University-San Diego	Clinical Psychology	CA	$116,546	5
2	San Diego State University	Psychology	CA	$111,549	23
3	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide	Cognitive Psychology	FL	$109,268	90
4	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach	Cognitive Psychology	FL	$109,268	21
5	Chapman University	Cognitive Psychology	CA	$107,808	36
6	George Mason University	Psychology	VA	$102,945	77
7	University of Pennsylvania	Psychology	PA	$101,785	41
8	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	Cognitive Psychology	NY	$101,297	60
9	California State University-Long Beach	Cognitive Psychology	CA	$100,315	50
10	Loyola Marymount University	Cognitive Psychology	CA	$100,264	33
11	Minnesota State University-Mankato	Cognitive Psychology	MN	$99,934	26
12	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	Psychology, Other	PA	$99,841	31
13	Seattle Pacific University	Cognitive Psychology	WA	$99,202	20
14	Widener University	Cognitive Psychology	PA	$98,402	29
15	Elmhurst University	Cognitive Psychology	IL	$97,793	27
16	San Francisco State University	Cognitive Psychology	CA	$96,854	14
17	University of Southern California	Cognitive Psychology	CA	$96,014	140
18	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Psychology	OK	$95,931	7
19	Golden Gate University	Cognitive Psychology	CA	$95,577	52
20	Seattle University	Cognitive Psychology	WA	$93,491	23
21	St. Mary's University	Cognitive Psychology	TX	$92,592	16
22	Teachers College at Columbia University	Cognitive Psychology	NY	$91,522	211
23	California State University-Fresno	Psychology	CA	$90,681	20
24	Hofstra University	Cognitive Psychology	NY	$90,301	35
25	Touro University Worldwide	Cognitive Psychology	CA	$89,314	147
26	University of San Francisco	Cognitive Psychology	CA	$88,276	191
27	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia	Psychology	PA	$88,006	15
28	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Cognitive Psychology	CO	$87,258	13
29	Alliant International University-San Diego	Cognitive Psychology	CA	$86,459	142
30	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus	Psychology	NJ	$86,294	21
31	Touro University	Cognitive Psychology	NY	$86,288	31
32	CUNY Queens College	Cognitive Psychology	NY	$86,240	50
33	Cambridge College	Cognitive Psychology	MA	$85,569	53
34	Dominican University of California	Cognitive Psychology	CA	$85,372	23
35	Palo Alto University	Cognitive Psychology	CA	$85,224	81
36	Notre Dame de Namur University	Cognitive Psychology	CA	$85,048	30
37	Long Island University	Cognitive Psychology	NY	$84,783	67
38	CUNY Brooklyn College	Cognitive Psychology	NY	$84,744	38
39	University of New Haven	Cognitive Psychology	CT	$83,738	48
40	California State University-Northridge	Cognitive Psychology	CA	$83,681	26
41	University of Georgia	Cognitive Psychology	GA	$83,010	78
42	New York University	Clinical Psychology	NY	$82,490	565
43	George Washington University	Cognitive Psychology	DC	$82,024	91
44	Middle Tennessee State University	Psychology	TN	$81,371	48
45	Pacific University	Cognitive Psychology	OR	$81,207	86
46	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus	Cognitive Psychology	NJ	$80,630	29
47	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus	Cognitive Psychology	NJ	$80,630	73
48	University of Utah	Cognitive Psychology	UT	$80,164	81
49	Simmons University	Cognitive Psychology	MA	$79,951	126
50	Rutgers University-Camden	Psychology	NJ	$79,478	14

Methodology

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