College Rankings

Best Psychology Schools

The top 25 of 913 U.S. colleges offering an undergraduate Psychology degree, ranked by early-career earnings and return on investment — using each school's real, aid-adjusted net price rather than sticker tuition.

Is Psychology worth it?

It is, provided you are ruthlessly pragmatic about where you enroll. Because a psychology bachelor's degree is a highly versatile credential rather than a specialized technical license, graduates often start in mid-paying corporate or social service roles where massive student loan payments will quickly crush their quality of life. The payoff story here is entirely about debt avoidance. The value is overwhelmingly at low-cost public commuter schools and regional university branches, which offer the exact same entry-level career mobility as famous private institutions but at a fraction of the upfront cost.

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#	School	State	Score	Median earnings	Net price / yr	10-yr net ROI
1	Virginia Military Institute	VA	60	$44,163	$17,113†	+$373K
2	Rice University	TX	59	$41,299	$13,370	+$360K
3	CUNY York College	NY	57	$38,701	$4,456†	+$369K
4	Williams College	MA	56	$43,943	$17,716	+$369K
5	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	NY	56	$35,149	$3,033†	+$339K
6	California State University-East Bay	CA	55	$37,702	$9,320†	+$340K
7	Colby College	ME	54	$40,842	$17,180	+$340K
8	CUNY Medgar Evers College	NY	54	$39,868	$5,718†	+$376K
9	University of New Hampshire at Manchester	NH	53	$38,229	$9,992†	+$342K
10	University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online	NH	53	$38,229	$10,864†	+$339K
11	CUNY Lehman College	NY	53	$36,913	$3,148†	+$357K
12	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	WA	52	$34,660	$10,163†	+$306K
13	CUNY Hunter College	NY	52	$31,706	$2,984†	+$305K
14	Gettysburg College	PA	51	$50,040	$31,490	+$374K
15	The University of Texas Permian Basin	TX	51	$46,009	$12,723†	+$409K
16	Northwestern University	IL	51	$44,088	$29,167	+$324K
17	California State University-Los Angeles	CA	51	$37,567	$3,967†	+$360K
18	Vanderbilt University	TN	51	$36,716	$15,846	+$304K
19	San Francisco State University	CA	51	$34,803	$12,278†	+$299K
20	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	51	$33,521	$10,875†	+$292K
21	Georgetown University	DC	50	$51,959	$40,815	+$356K
22	Middlebury College	VT	50	$43,839	$31,483	+$312K
23	Trinity International University-Illinois	IL	50	$39,980	$2,835	+$388K
24	Miami University-Hamilton	OH	50	$36,190	$11,286†	+$317K
25	Miami University-Middletown	OH	50	$36,190	$10,809†	+$319K
26	University of Maryland-College Park	MD	50	$35,933	$15,678†	+$297K
27	University of Washington-Bothell Campus	WA	50	$34,660	$12,319†	+$297K
28	Texas A&M University-Central Texas	TX	50	$34,531	$1,300†	+$340K
29	CUNY City College	NY	50	$30,925	$3,776†	+$294K
30	Norwich University	VT	49	$41,164	$22,257	+$323K
31	Bay Path University	MA	49	$38,960	$14,271	+$333K
32	University of Minnesota-Morris	MN	49	$36,893	$8,837†	+$334K
33	University of Alaska Anchorage	AK	49	$36,497	$15,301†	+$304K
34	Texas A&M University-Victoria	TX	49	$34,289	$8,109†	+$310K
35	CUNY Queens College	NY	49	$30,184	$4,195†	+$285K
36	CUNY Brooklyn College	NY	49	$29,802	$3,103†	+$286K
37	Charter Oak State College	CT	48	$45,428	$15,815†	+$391K
38	Boston College	MA	48	$44,760	$41,704	+$281K
39	Empire State University	NY	48	$39,188	$11,676†	+$345K
40	Worcester State University	MA	48	$38,169	$13,381†	+$328K
41	Cornell University	NY	48	$36,630	$28,690	+$252K
42	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	CO	48	$36,482	$11,900†	+$317K
43	Washington State University	WA	48	$36,216	$14,971†	+$302K
44	University of Virginia-Main Campus	VA	48	$36,121	$21,565†	+$275K
45	University of Houston-Downtown	TX	48	$35,808	$10,542†	+$316K
46	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	WA	48	$34,660	$14,091†	+$290K
47	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	CT	48	$33,521	$13,807†	+$280K
48	California State University-Sacramento	CA	48	$32,603	$9,338†	+$289K
49	University of California-Los Angeles	CA	48	$30,614	$12,548†	+$256K
50	Lehigh University	PA	47	$40,942	$36,931	+$262K
51	University of Michigan-Dearborn	MI	47	$31,803	$9,492†	+$280K
52	College of Staten Island CUNY	NY	47	$28,118	$5,579†	+$259K
53	University of Maryland Global Campus	MD	46	$42,056	$22,063†	+$332K
54	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	MA	46	$40,054	$17,163†	+$332K
55	Fort Hays State University	KS	46	$40,009	$12,569†	+$350K
56	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	WI	46	$38,376	$14,158†	+$327K
57	University of Massachusetts-Boston	MA	46	$38,151	$17,707†	+$311K
58	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	46	$37,312	$14,967†	+$313K
59	Carroll University	WI	46	$37,079	$15,193	+$310K
60	William & Mary	VA	46	$36,818	$19,096†	+$292K
61	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	46	$36,294	$16,778†	+$296K
62	Framingham State University	MA	46	$34,353	$16,114†	+$279K
63	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	46	$33,521	$16,798†	+$268K
64	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	46	$33,521	$16,403†	+$270K
65	Utah Valley University	UT	46	$31,888	$6,376†	+$293K
66	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	46	$31,804	$11,655†	+$271K
67	California State University-San Marcos	CA	46	$31,355	$10,229†	+$273K
68	Ohio University-Eastern Campus	OH	46	$30,682	$3,925†	+$291K
69	California State University-Fullerton	CA	46	$27,965	$6,555†	+$253K
70	University of Florida-Online	FL	46	$26,003	$4,815†	+$241K
71	Bucknell University	PA	45	$51,645	$40,766	+$353K
72	Metropolitan State University	MN	45	$40,958	$16,863†	+$342K
73	Nevada State University	NV	45	$40,183	$14,068†	+$346K
74	York College of Pennsylvania	PA	45	$37,203	$18,556	+$298K
75	George Mason University	VA	45	$36,326	$17,915†	+$292K
76	Northern Kentucky University	KY	45	$36,209	$8,191†	+$329K
77	Eastern Illinois University	IL	45	$35,740	$12,786†	+$306K
78	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	MD	45	$35,721	$16,467†	+$291K
79	East Texas A&M University	TX	45	$34,884	$11,841†	+$301K
80	Indiana University-Southeast	IN	45	$33,438	$7,888†	+$303K
81	Portland State University	OR	45	$33,179	$9,552†	+$294K
82	Sonoma State University	CA	45	$33,006	$12,885†	+$279K
83	Indiana University-Kokomo	IN	45	$32,826	$3,968†	+$312K
84	California State University-Channel Islands	CA	45	$32,706	$9,849†	+$288K
85	Indiana University-South Bend	IN	45	$32,143	$8,653†	+$287K
86	Dominican University	IL	45	$30,846	$11,745	+$261K
87	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus	OH	45	$30,682	$5,755†	+$284K
88	Ohio University-Southern Campus	OH	45	$30,682	$5,993†	+$283K
89	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus	OH	45	$30,682	$5,650†	+$284K
90	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus	OH	45	$30,682	$5,746†	+$284K
91	California State University-Northridge	CA	45	$28,603	$7,021†	+$258K
92	California State University-Fresno	CA	45	$27,557	$7,000†	+$248K
93	University of Florida	FL	45	$26,003	$6,541†	+$234K
94	Marian University	WI	44	$45,416	$21,937	+$366K
95	American International College	MA	44	$40,467	$23,274	+$312K
96	Boston University	MA	44	$39,175	$24,402	+$294K
97	University of Wisconsin-Superior	WI	44	$38,262	$12,220†	+$334K
98	Dickinson College	PA	44	$37,227	$37,607	+$222K
99	Salem State University	MA	44	$36,492	$15,996†	+$301K
100	Wake Forest University	NC	44	$34,823	$28,719	+$233K
101	University of Pittsburgh-Bradford	PA	44	$34,377	$15,350†	+$282K
102	Indiana University-Bloomington	IN	44	$33,810	$16,264†	+$273K
103	Rhode Island College	RI	44	$33,694	$9,478†	+$299K
104	Brigham Young University	UT	44	$33,694	$15,564	+$275K
105	Weber State University	UT	44	$33,210	$10,258†	+$291K
106	Ohio State University-Marion Campus	OH	44	$32,276	$11,488†	+$277K
107	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	44	$31,985	$17,354†	+$250K
108	University of Illinois Springfield	IL	44	$31,978	$9,833†	+$280K
109	Shepherd University	WV	44	$31,282	$11,363†	+$267K
110	University of Illinois Chicago	IL	44	$30,565	$10,974†	+$262K
111	Florida State University	FL	44	$30,140	$11,297†	+$256K
112	California State University-Dominguez Hills	CA	44	$29,727	$8,615†	+$263K
113	California State University-Stanislaus	CA	44	$29,069	$6,067†	+$266K
114	Trinity College	CT	43	$48,406	$34,832	+$345K
115	Connecticut College	CT	43	$40,141	$36,175	+$257K
116	Santa Clara University	CA	43	$38,587	$50,062	+$186K
117	University of Minnesota-Duluth	MN	43	$38,543	$18,743†	+$310K
118	National University	CA	43	$38,523	$22,878	+$294K
119	Winona State University	MN	43	$37,673	$17,503†	+$307K
120	Fitchburg State University	MA	43	$37,545	$14,262†	+$318K
121	Avila University	MO	43	$36,957	$16,053	+$305K
122	Concordia University-Saint Paul	MN	43	$36,243	$18,462	+$289K
123	Lafayette College	PA	43	$36,235	$34,433	+$225K
124	University of Houston-Clear Lake	TX	43	$36,103	$15,563†	+$299K
125	University of Utah	UT	43	$36,000	$16,200†	+$295K
126	East Central University	OK	43	$34,597	$8,683†	+$311K
127	Eastern Washington University	WA	43	$34,594	$13,886†	+$290K
128	Coppin State University	MD	43	$33,312	$9,977†	+$293K
129	Emory University	GA	43	$32,085	$22,585	+$231K
130	SUNY Old Westbury	NY	43	$31,000	$11,282†	+$265K
131	University of Georgia	GA	43	$29,874	$13,936†	+$243K
132	University of California-San Diego	CA	43	$29,144	$12,470†	+$242K
133	California State University-San Bernardino	CA	43	$28,189	$4,564†	+$264K
134	California State University-Long Beach	CA	43	$27,511	$10,440†	+$233K
135	Upper Iowa University	IA	42	$42,183	$20,942	+$338K
136	Seattle Pacific University	WA	42	$40,264	$24,488	+$305K
137	Wisconsin Lutheran College	WI	42	$39,874	$23,245	+$306K
138	Assumption University	MA	42	$38,697	$29,498	+$269K
139	University of St Thomas	MN	42	$38,396	$29,155	+$267K
140	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	WI	42	$38,259	$16,550†	+$316K
141	Adams State University	CO	42	$37,943	$12,980†	+$328K
142	University of Wisconsin-River Falls	WI	42	$36,970	$14,054†	+$313K
143	University of Nebraska at Omaha	NE	42	$36,094	$13,441†	+$307K
144	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	WI	42	$36,068	$13,369†	+$307K
145	North Dakota State University-Main Campus	ND	42	$35,891	$15,543†	+$297K
146	University of San Diego	CA	42	$35,595	$30,365	+$234K
147	SUNY Polytechnic Institute	NY	42	$34,764	$14,164†	+$291K
148	Indiana University-Indianapolis	IN	42	$34,432	$11,668†	+$298K
149	University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg	PA	42	$34,377	$17,945†	+$272K
150	Old Dominion University	VA	42	$34,303	$14,638†	+$284K
151	University of Nebraska at Kearney	NE	42	$34,055	$16,242†	+$276K
152	Saint Cloud State University	MN	42	$33,623	$13,529†	+$282K
153	Duke University	NC	42	$33,559	$29,612	+$217K
154	Montclair State University	NJ	42	$33,432	$15,566†	+$272K
155	Pillar College	NJ	42	$32,637	$8,470	+$292K
156	Peru State College	NE	42	$32,542	$11,632†	+$279K
157	University of South Florida	FL	42	$32,438	$9,812†	+$285K
158	Stony Brook University	NY	42	$32,306	$18,784†	+$248K
159	Ohio State University-Lima Campus	OH	42	$32,276	$12,940†	+$271K
160	Purdue University Global	IN	42	$32,022	$7,770†	+$289K
161	Marshall University	WV	42	$30,864	$7,502†	+$279K
162	Morgan State University	MD	42	$30,813	$14,985†	+$248K
163	Florida Atlantic University	FL	42	$30,765	$8,752†	+$273K
164	Florida International University	FL	42	$30,218	$9,288†	+$265K
165	West Virginia University Institute of Technology	WV	42	$28,879	$9,337†	+$251K
166	Brigham Young University-Idaho	ID	42	$27,342	$8,221	+$241K
167	Waldorf University	IA	41	$41,193	$19,693	+$333K
168	College of the Holy Cross	MA	41	$41,099	$38,782	+$256K
169	College of Saint Benedict	MN	41	$41,029	$26,640	+$304K
170	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	NH	41	$38,229	$23,805†	+$287K
171	Suffolk University	MA	41	$38,020	$29,618	+$262K
172	Metropolitan State University of Denver	CO	41	$37,702	$15,327†	+$316K
173	Widener University	PA	41	$37,224	$25,759	+$269K
174	Bowie State University	MD	41	$36,765	$19,298†	+$290K
175	Cameron University	OK	41	$36,464	$10,912†	+$321K
176	Indiana State University	IN	41	$35,742	$10,873†	+$314K
177	Northeastern Illinois University	IL	41	$35,637	$14,109†	+$300K
178	Emporia State University	KS	41	$35,389	$16,261†	+$289K
179	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	WI	41	$35,139	$14,305†	+$294K
180	The University of Texas at Tyler	TX	41	$34,543	$13,323†	+$292K
181	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown	PA	41	$34,377	$18,202†	+$271K
182	Towson University	MD	41	$34,375	$17,413†	+$274K
183	Bemidji State University	MN	41	$33,963	$15,261†	+$279K
184	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	WI	41	$33,906	$15,014†	+$279K
185	Northern Arizona University	AZ	41	$33,844	$14,158†	+$282K
186	Texas A&M University-Kingsville	TX	41	$33,220	$12,090†	+$284K
187	SUNY Buffalo State University	NY	41	$32,994	$11,346†	+$285K
188	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	OK	41	$32,657	$15,300†	+$265K
189	University of Houston	TX	41	$32,653	$14,276†	+$269K
190	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	OK	41	$32,324	$8,039†	+$291K
191	Wright State University-Lake Campus	OH	41	$32,105	$11,081†	+$277K
192	California State University-Chico	CA	41	$31,827	$14,480†	+$260K
193	Texas Woman's University	TX	41	$31,498	$11,963†	+$267K
194	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	WI	41	$31,327	$16,210†	+$248K
195	Fayetteville State University	NC	41	$31,217	$7,892†	+$281K
196	University of California-Santa Cruz	CA	41	$30,730	$17,890†	+$236K
197	Dalton State College	GA	41	$30,688	$5,012†	+$287K
198	University of Michigan-Flint	MI	41	$30,259	$7,007†	+$275K
199	Binghamton University	NY	41	$30,023	$21,620†	+$214K
200	Wayne State University	MI	41	$29,255	$12,766†	+$241K
201	University of California-Merced	CA	41	$28,669	$11,983†	+$239K
202	Oakland University	MI	41	$28,026	$9,120†	+$244K
203	Purdue University Northwest	IN	41	$27,436	$6,079†	+$250K
204	Texas A & M International University	TX	41	$24,871	$3,637†	+$234K
205	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	CA	41	$23,744	$16,665†	+$171K
206	Endicott College	MA	40	$43,646	$40,654	+$274K
207	Lakeland University	WI	40	$42,355	$24,212	+$327K
208	Drexel University	PA	40	$39,866	$38,509	+$245K
209	Washburn University	KS	40	$38,264	$15,280†	+$322K
210	University of Rhode Island	RI	40	$37,414	$21,440†	+$288K
211	St Lawrence University	NY	40	$37,068	$28,651	+$256K
212	Central Washington University	WA	40	$36,964	$18,476†	+$296K
213	University of Kansas	KS	40	$36,913	$18,059†	+$297K
214	Georgian Court University	NJ	40	$36,117	$19,285	+$284K
215	National Louis University	IL	40	$35,798	$12,641	+$307K
216	Bridgewater State University	MA	40	$35,718	$16,383†	+$292K
217	Washington College	MD	40	$34,490	$27,898	+$233K
218	Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies	MO	40	$34,095	$10,566	+$299K
219	Indiana University-East	IN	40	$33,938	$8,134†	+$307K
220	Georgetown College	KY	40	$33,921	$14,095	+$283K
221	University of Arizona	AZ	40	$33,699	$16,674†	+$270K
222	University of North Dakota	ND	40	$33,487	$18,551†	+$261K
223	The University of Texas at Dallas	TX	40	$33,331	$18,267†	+$260K
224	Marymount University	VA	40	$33,277	$29,137	+$216K
225	Gustavus Adolphus College	MN	40	$33,174	$22,900	+$240K
226	Northern Illinois University	IL	40	$33,150	$13,391†	+$278K
227	Southwest Minnesota State University	MN	40	$33,099	$15,291†	+$270K
228	Mercy University	NY	40	$32,505	$14,072	+$269K
229	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly	PA	40	$32,408	$14,596†	+$266K
230	Ohio State University-Newark Campus	OH	40	$32,276	$14,767†	+$264K
231	University of Indianapolis	IN	40	$32,237	$21,602	+$236K
232	University of Missouri-Kansas City	MO	40	$32,224	$13,310†	+$269K
233	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	40	$32,223	$22,383†	+$233K
234	Kean University	NJ	40	$31,475	$12,447†	+$265K
235	Rutgers University-Camden	NJ	40	$31,280	$18,745†	+$238K
236	University of Central Florida	FL	40	$31,013	$10,411†	+$268K
237	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	NV	40	$31,007	$10,359†	+$269K
238	Florida Gulf Coast University	FL	40	$30,367	$12,568†	+$253K
239	Louisiana State University at Alexandria	LA	40	$30,362	$7,065†	+$275K
240	Saginaw Valley State University	MI	40	$30,092	$10,775†	+$258K
241	Ferris State University	MI	40	$29,503	$8,624†	+$261K
242	Governors State University	IL	40	$29,449	$12,329†	+$245K
243	California State University-Monterey Bay	CA	40	$29,168	$13,663†	+$237K
244	Louisiana State University-Shreveport	LA	40	$28,863	$7,022†	+$261K
245	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	TX	40	$26,541	$4,831†	+$246K
246	Texas Christian University	TX	39	$42,108	$36,660	+$274K
247	Fairfield University	CT	39	$39,890	$48,095	+$207K
248	Bellevue University	NE	39	$38,928	$17,550	+$319K
249	Rider University	NJ	39	$38,118	$24,792	+$282K
250	Southern Methodist University	TX	39	$38,115	$40,892	+$218K
251	Providence College	RI	39	$37,863	$48,523	+$185K
252	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	CO	39	$37,121	$21,279†	+$286K
253	University of the Cumberlands	KY	39	$36,913	$14,107	+$313K
254	Wilmington University	DE	39	$35,666	$15,644	+$294K
255	Nebraska Wesleyan University	NE	39	$35,540	$18,327	+$282K
256	Villanova University	PA	39	$35,462	$43,756	+$180K
257	Minnesota State University-Mankato	MN	39	$34,925	$19,139†	+$273K
258	Missouri Southern State University	MO	39	$34,647	$12,007†	+$298K
259	University of Southern California	CA	39	$34,139	$32,740	+$210K
260	Colorado Mesa University	CO	39	$34,116	$15,103†	+$281K
261	The University of Texas at Austin	TX	39	$33,556	$19,857†	+$256K
262	University of Connecticut	CT	39	$33,521	$25,097†	+$235K
263	Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	39	$33,480	$21,315†	+$250K
264	Central Connecticut State University	CT	39	$33,153	$16,857†	+$264K
265	University of Wisconsin-Platteville	WI	39	$32,915	$16,032†	+$265K
266	SUNY Oneonta	NY	39	$32,845	$19,158†	+$252K
267	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	IL	39	$32,459	$14,889†	+$265K
268	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny	PA	39	$32,408	$15,521†	+$262K
269	Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus	OH	39	$32,276	$16,197†	+$258K
270	Illinois State University	IL	39	$32,104	$19,398†	+$243K
271	Western New Mexico University	NM	39	$31,591	$8,522†	+$282K
272	Kennesaw State University	GA	39	$31,450	$15,048†	+$254K
273	Rutgers University-Newark	NJ	39	$31,280	$19,703†	+$234K
274	William Jewell College	MO	39	$31,232	$17,562	+$242K
275	Utica University	NY	39	$30,715	$19,108	+$231K
276	Utah State University	UT	39	$28,509	$14,936†	+$225K
277	University of California-Irvine	CA	39	$27,115	$14,251†	+$214K
278	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	CA	39	$26,845	$11,531†	+$222K
279	University of Massachusetts Global	CA	38	$40,726	$32,654†	+$277K
280	Ottawa University-Ottawa	KS	38	$39,596	$27,963	+$284K
281	Lesley University	MA	38	$39,211	$31,152	+$268K
282	Stonehill College	MA	38	$37,460	$33,016	+$243K
283	Vermont State University	VT	38	$37,452	$18,212†	+$302K
284	Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses	IN	38	$37,096	$15,788	+$308K
285	Coe College	IA	38	$37,072	$18,745	+$296K
286	Trevecca Nazarene University	TN	38	$37,019	$16,813	+$303K
287	University of Richmond	VA	38	$36,309	$31,309	+$238K
288	Le Moyne College	NY	38	$35,624	$22,277	+$267K
289	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus	OR	38	$34,736	$18,048†	+$275K
290	University of Tulsa	OK	38	$34,699	$15,000	+$287K
291	Keene State College	NH	38	$34,633	$17,887†	+$275K
292	Saint Louis University	MO	38	$34,295	$24,398	+$245K
293	Western Oregon University	OR	38	$34,038	$17,237†	+$271K
294	Texas State University	TX	38	$33,936	$16,805†	+$272K
295	University of Missouri-Columbia	MO	38	$33,794	$20,268†	+$257K
296	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	VA	38	$33,733	$24,953†	+$238K
297	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	WI	38	$33,226	$14,559†	+$274K
298	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	NE	38	$33,034	$17,747†	+$259K
299	University of Wisconsin-Stout	WI	38	$32,996	$17,490†	+$260K
300	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	LA	38	$32,765	$13,606†	+$273K
301	William Paterson University of New Jersey	NJ	38	$32,418	$18,745†	+$249K
302	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre	PA	38	$32,408	$16,448†	+$258K
303	Western Colorado University	CO	38	$32,352	$16,425†	+$258K
304	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	IL	38	$32,287	$13,297†	+$270K
305	University at Albany	NY	38	$30,456	$17,167†	+$236K
306	University of Mississippi	MS	38	$30,336	$13,314†	+$250K
307	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	38	$30,210	$13,951†	+$246K
308	The University of Texas at San Antonio	TX	38	$29,099	$10,836†	+$248K
309	Shawnee State University	OH	38	$27,681	$14,381†	+$219K
310	New Mexico State University-Main Campus	NM	38	$26,250	$8,889†	+$227K
311	Lamar University	TX	38	$25,660	$9,366†	+$219K
312	Ottawa University-Surprise	AZ	37	$39,596	$33,393	+$262K
313	Saint Anselm College	NH	37	$38,509	$34,779	+$246K
314	Hamline University	MN	37	$37,872	$20,744	+$296K
315	University of St Thomas	TX	37	$37,572	$19,359	+$298K
316	Rhodes College	TN	37	$37,563	$28,585	+$261K
317	Seattle University	WA	37	$37,452	$34,662	+$236K
318	Lebanon Valley College	PA	37	$37,267	$26,979	+$265K
319	Plymouth State University	NH	37	$37,240	$19,216†	+$296K
320	Saint Michael's College	VT	37	$36,902	$25,239	+$268K
321	University of San Francisco	CA	37	$36,734	$41,431	+$202K
322	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	MA	37	$36,382	$20,927†	+$280K
323	Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies	MO	37	$36,323	$14,601	+$305K
324	Pittsburg State University	KS	37	$36,197	$15,784†	+$299K
325	Rockhurst University	MO	37	$36,152	$25,884	+$258K
326	Southern Connecticut State University	CT	37	$35,716	$20,857†	+$274K
327	The University of the South	TN	37	$35,379	$27,872	+$242K
328	Husson University	ME	37	$35,259	$21,005	+$269K
329	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	CO	37	$34,607	$15,788†	+$283K
330	University of Baltimore	MD	37	$34,426	$13,868†	+$289K
331	Iowa State University	IA	37	$34,155	$18,589†	+$267K
332	University of Southern Indiana	IN	37	$33,846	$12,923†	+$287K
333	North Park University	IL	37	$33,630	$16,948	+$269K
334	University of Alaska Fairbanks	AK	37	$33,080	$10,892†	+$287K
335	Iona University	NY	37	$33,023	$29,188	+$213K
336	Texas A&M University-San Antonio	TX	37	$32,858	$11,196†	+$284K
337	Radford University	VA	37	$32,751	$14,578†	+$269K
338	University of Vermont	VT	37	$32,674	$19,343†	+$249K
339	University of Northern Iowa	IA	37	$32,673	$15,901†	+$263K
340	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton	PA	37	$32,408	$17,910†	+$252K
341	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver	PA	37	$32,408	$17,418†	+$254K
342	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois	PA	37	$32,408	$17,428†	+$254K
343	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton	PA	37	$32,408	$17,597†	+$254K
344	Western Washington University	WA	37	$32,306	$21,193†	+$238K
345	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	37	$32,276	$17,339†	+$253K
346	Wichita State University	KS	37	$32,275	$13,194†	+$270K
347	St. Joseph's University-New York	NY	37	$32,041	$19,035	+$244K
348	University of Arkansas	AR	37	$31,866	$18,209†	+$246K
349	Southern Oregon University	OR	37	$31,627	$16,732†	+$249K
350	SUNY at Fredonia	NY	37	$31,548	$15,897†	+$252K
351	Central Michigan University	MI	37	$31,166	$17,597†	+$241K
352	Western Illinois University	IL	37	$30,471	$12,937†	+$253K
353	Stephen F Austin State University	TX	37	$30,424	$14,260†	+$247K
354	Michigan State University	MI	37	$30,164	$19,680†	+$223K
355	State University of New York at New Paltz	NY	37	$29,817	$18,809†	+$223K
356	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NC	37	$29,738	$17,303†	+$228K
357	The University of Texas at El Paso	TX	37	$27,627	$9,403†	+$239K
358	Colorado State University Pueblo	CO	37	$27,133	$10,051†	+$231K
359	Indiana University-Northwest	IN	37	$24,061	$5,130†	+$220K
360	Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus	NM	37	$19,844	$4,904†	+$179K
361	New England College	NH	36	$42,656	$26,972	+$319K
362	Rivier University	NH	36	$40,242	$28,082	+$290K
363	Kenyon College	OH	36	$39,203	$38,512	+$238K
364	Hobart William Smith Colleges	NY	36	$38,117	$31,563	+$255K
365	Gwynedd Mercy University	PA	36	$38,046	$27,483	+$271K
366	Russell Sage College	NY	36	$37,821	$22,917	+$287K
367	Muskingum University	OH	36	$37,636	$19,532	+$298K
368	Brenau University	GA	36	$36,497	$18,924	+$289K
369	Miami University-Oxford	OH	36	$36,190	$28,384†	+$248K
370	South Dakota State University	SD	36	$35,425	$19,841†	+$275K
371	Marquette University	WI	36	$35,076	$31,487	+$225K
372	Christopher Newport University	VA	36	$35,028	$23,015†	+$258K
373	Wheaton College (Massachusetts)	MA	36	$34,746	$29,822	+$228K
374	Oregon State University	OR	36	$34,736	$19,604†	+$269K
375	Illinois Wesleyan University	IL	36	$34,650	$28,199	+$234K
376	Lycoming College	PA	36	$34,534	$19,140	+$269K
377	Texas Tech University	TX	36	$33,647	$19,070†	+$260K
378	University of Southern Maine	ME	36	$33,621	$13,596†	+$282K
379	Trinity Christian College	IL	36	$32,609	$19,125	+$250K
380	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington	PA	36	$32,408	$18,305†	+$251K
381	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley	PA	36	$32,408	$18,220†	+$251K
382	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York	PA	36	$32,408	$19,047†	+$248K
383	Benedictine University	IL	36	$32,314	$22,313	+$234K
384	State University of New York at Cortland	NY	36	$32,159	$22,345†	+$232K
385	Wright State University-Main Campus	OH	36	$32,105	$15,415†	+$259K
386	James Madison University	VA	36	$31,734	$23,322†	+$224K
387	University of Memphis	TN	36	$31,582	$12,397†	+$266K
388	Sam Houston State University	TX	36	$31,353	$16,404†	+$248K
389	University at Buffalo	NY	36	$31,351	$20,995†	+$230K
390	Ball State University	IN	36	$31,305	$14,940†	+$253K
391	Westfield State University	MA	36	$31,179	$16,721†	+$245K
392	University of Nevada-Reno	NV	36	$30,858	$15,927†	+$245K
393	University of North Texas	TX	36	$30,396	$15,649†	+$241K
394	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	36	$30,359	$15,435†	+$242K
395	Fairmont State University	WV	36	$29,307	$9,032†	+$257K
396	Midwestern State University	TX	36	$29,096	$11,656†	+$244K
397	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	NC	36	$28,485	$10,965†	+$241K
398	St. Thomas Aquinas College	NY	36	$28,310	$19,994	+$203K
399	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	NC	36	$28,209	$10,260†	+$241K
400	Louisiana Tech University	LA	36	$26,988	$11,864†	+$222K
401	College of the Ozarks	MO	36	$24,860	$6,100	+$224K
402	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus	NJ	36	$23,969	$15,404	+$178K
403	Saint Peter's University	NJ	36	$18,775	$12,199	+$139K
404	Spalding University	KY	35	$40,262	$25,491	+$301K
405	Augustana University	SD	35	$39,098	$23,894	+$295K
406	Edgewood University	WI	35	$37,954	$26,113	+$275K
407	Simpson University	CA	35	$37,451	$27,817	+$263K
408	Fisher College	MA	35	$36,873	$26,649	+$262K
409	Indiana Institute of Technology	IN	35	$36,111	$23,206	+$268K
410	Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies	IN	35	$36,111	$20,473	+$279K
411	Franciscan University of Steubenville	OH	35	$35,793	$23,589	+$264K
412	Allegheny College	PA	35	$35,218	$22,940	+$260K
413	Judson University	IL	35	$34,964	$18,558	+$275K
414	Westmont College	CA	35	$34,826	$29,053	+$232K
415	Syracuse University	NY	35	$34,654	$38,793	+$191K
416	Linfield University	OR	35	$34,628	$26,536	+$240K
417	Mount Mercy University	IA	35	$34,536	$20,168	+$265K
418	Hanover College	IN	35	$34,528	$21,829	+$258K
419	Northwest Missouri State University	MO	35	$34,226	$16,244†	+$277K
420	Roosevelt University	IL	35	$33,795	$20,194	+$257K
421	Lincoln University	PA	35	$33,699	$14,977†	+$277K
422	Gonzaga University	WA	35	$33,554	$35,119	+$195K
423	University of Iowa	IA	35	$33,057	$22,531†	+$240K
424	California Baptist University	CA	35	$33,043	$26,285	+$225K
425	Middle Tennessee State University	TN	35	$32,433	$13,359†	+$271K
426	St Catherine University	MN	35	$32,426	$19,764	+$245K
427	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto	PA	35	$32,408	$19,454†	+$246K
428	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill	PA	35	$32,408	$19,659†	+$245K
429	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	PA	35	$32,408	$19,550†	+$246K
430	La Salle University	PA	35	$32,348	$19,409	+$246K
431	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	OK	35	$32,302	$17,447†	+$253K
432	Albright College	PA	35	$32,149	$20,024	+$241K
433	Clemson University	SC	35	$32,146	$22,253†	+$232K
434	Western Connecticut State University	CT	35	$32,064	$17,604†	+$250K
435	Aquinas College	MI	35	$31,789	$16,626	+$251K
436	Aurora University	IL	35	$31,484	$18,838	+$239K
437	Goucher College	MD	35	$31,463	$22,470	+$225K
438	Southern Arkansas University Main Campus	AR	35	$31,426	$14,027†	+$258K
439	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	35	$31,280	$24,406†	+$215K
440	University of Rochester	NY	35	$31,244	$29,278	+$195K
441	Pacific Lutheran University	WA	35	$30,757	$19,589	+$229K
442	Eastern Michigan University	MI	35	$30,490	$15,407†	+$243K
443	Bradley University	IL	35	$30,159	$22,719	+$211K
444	Grand Valley State University	MI	35	$30,100	$16,317†	+$236K
445	SUNY College at Geneseo	NY	35	$30,049	$18,211†	+$228K
446	Augustana College	IL	35	$29,801	$22,736	+$207K
447	Salisbury University	MD	35	$29,219	$17,743†	+$221K
448	University of Virginia's College at Wise	VA	35	$29,209	$9,210†	+$255K
449	University of Wyoming	WY	35	$29,139	$13,599†	+$237K
450	The College of New Jersey	NJ	35	$28,920	$27,646†	+$179K
451	Western Michigan University	MI	35	$28,890	$15,273†	+$228K
452	West Virginia University	WV	35	$28,879	$15,634†	+$226K
453	Virginia State University	VA	35	$28,513	$15,840†	+$222K
454	St. Mary's College of Maryland	MD	35	$28,334	$18,441†	+$210K
455	University of West Florida	FL	35	$27,563	$9,364†	+$238K
456	University of La Verne	CA	35	$27,540	$20,161	+$195K
457	Frostburg State University	MD	35	$27,213	$16,715†	+$205K
458	Southern Utah University	UT	35	$27,146	$10,462†	+$230K
459	Ramapo College of New Jersey	NJ	35	$26,362	$18,173†	+$191K
460	Texas Southern University	TX	35	$26,291	$16,590†	+$197K
461	Mount Saint Mary College	NY	35	$23,122	$25,522	+$129K
462	King's College	PA	34	$39,818	$23,093	+$306K
463	University of Northwestern-St Paul	MN	34	$37,758	$27,705	+$267K
464	Elon University	NC	34	$36,668	$41,555	+$200K
465	John Carroll University	OH	34	$36,602	$28,746	+$251K
466	Randolph-Macon College	VA	34	$35,967	$27,866	+$248K
467	Minnesota State University Moorhead	MN	34	$35,411	$17,997†	+$282K
468	John Brown University	AR	34	$35,294	$20,397	+$271K
469	St. John Fisher University	NY	34	$35,266	$28,945	+$237K
470	William Penn University	IA	34	$35,122	$22,601	+$261K
471	Lake Erie College	OH	34	$35,067	$20,961	+$267K
472	University of Mount Union	OH	34	$34,558	$23,280	+$252K
473	Shenandoah University	VA	34	$34,531	$30,298	+$224K
474	University of Maine	ME	34	$34,123	$17,510†	+$271K
475	Utah Tech University	UT	34	$33,634	$16,039†	+$272K
476	Marist University	NY	34	$33,491	$41,544	+$169K
477	Clark University	MA	34	$33,264	$28,714	+$218K
478	Lasell University	MA	34	$33,105	$27,511	+$221K
479	Baker College	MI	34	$32,913	$13,157	+$277K
480	Saint Ambrose University	IA	34	$32,627	$24,691	+$228K
481	Gordon College	MA	34	$32,013	$24,883	+$221K
482	Mercyhurst University	PA	34	$31,868	$19,444	+$241K
483	University of South Dakota	SD	34	$31,696	$19,858†	+$238K
484	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	NM	34	$31,466	$15,489†	+$253K
485	Illinois College	IL	34	$31,386	$18,298	+$241K
486	Saint Xavier University	IL	34	$31,094	$10,970	+$267K
487	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	TN	34	$30,984	$14,265†	+$253K
488	California Lutheran University	CA	34	$30,918	$30,109	+$189K
489	Langston University	OK	34	$30,729	$11,504†	+$261K
490	Auburn University at Montgomery	AL	34	$30,538	$13,224†	+$252K
491	State University of New York at Oswego	NY	34	$30,366	$16,236†	+$239K
492	Taylor University	IN	34	$30,311	$24,865	+$204K
493	University of Colorado Boulder	CO	34	$30,176	$25,346†	+$200K
494	East Carolina University	NC	34	$30,086	$15,739†	+$238K
495	Chicago State University	IL	34	$29,967	$12,335†	+$250K
496	University of Mary Washington	VA	34	$28,887	$20,667†	+$206K
497	Austin Peay State University	TN	34	$28,705	$9,735†	+$248K
498	Kent State University at Stark	OH	34	$28,474	$10,897†	+$241K
499	Prairie View A & M University	TX	34	$28,047	$13,570†	+$226K
500	University of Hawaii at Hilo	HI	34	$26,857	$11,856†	+$221K
501	Fresno Pacific University	CA	34	$26,810	$13,630	+$214K
502	University of the Pacific	CA	34	$23,077	$25,447	+$129K
503	Concordia University-Nebraska	NE	33	$39,883	$23,965	+$303K
504	Touro University	NY	33	$38,918	$29,627	+$271K
505	Southern New Hampshire University	NH	33	$38,600	$36,708	+$239K
506	Black Hills State University	SD	33	$35,996	$15,911†	+$296K
507	Spring Arbor University	MI	33	$35,492	$19,353	+$278K
508	Xavier University	OH	33	$35,245	$32,997	+$220K
509	Grand View University	IA	33	$34,709	$21,774	+$260K
510	Marian University	IN	33	$34,639	$24,018	+$250K
511	Mount Mary University	WI	33	$34,411	$20,144	+$264K
512	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	PA	33	$34,377	$30,434†	+$222K
513	University of Dallas	TX	33	$34,302	$22,610	+$253K
514	North Greenville University	SC	33	$34,044	$21,063	+$256K
515	Capital University	OH	33	$34,041	$22,576	+$250K
516	Bloomfield College of Montclair State University	NJ	33	$33,432	$28,014†	+$222K
517	University of Bridgeport	CT	33	$33,392	$27,807	+$223K
518	University of Dayton	OH	33	$32,953	$29,533	+$211K
519	Elmhurst University	IL	33	$32,553	$24,185	+$229K
520	Azusa Pacific University	CA	33	$32,435	$22,212	+$236K
521	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona	PA	33	$32,408	$22,213†	+$235K
522	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine	PA	33	$32,408	$22,585†	+$234K
523	University of Northern Colorado	CO	33	$32,351	$17,760†	+$252K
524	Texas A&M University-Texarkana	TX	33	$32,243	$12,997†	+$270K
525	Saint Mary's College	IN	33	$32,213	$25,292	+$221K
526	University of Missouri-St Louis	MO	33	$31,663	$15,071†	+$256K
527	Wheaton College	IL	33	$31,658	$26,975	+$209K
528	University of Oregon	OR	33	$31,398	$22,182†	+$225K
529	University of South Carolina Aiken	SC	33	$31,121	$11,641†	+$265K
530	Lewis University	IL	33	$31,104	$17,028	+$243K
531	The University of Tennessee Southern	TN	33	$30,958	$12,798†	+$258K
532	University of Mount Saint Vincent	NY	33	$30,956	$21,696	+$223K
533	SUNY Brockport	NY	33	$30,572	$16,353†	+$240K
534	Southeast Missouri State University	MO	33	$30,477	$15,882†	+$241K
535	University of Akron Main Campus	OH	33	$30,456	$13,946†	+$249K
536	University of Wisconsin-Parkside	WI	33	$29,952	$11,772†	+$252K
537	University of Arkansas-Fort Smith	AR	33	$29,853	$10,574†	+$256K
538	San Diego State University	CA	33	$29,346	$15,364†	+$232K
539	Skidmore College	NY	33	$29,107	$32,297	+$162K
540	Kent State University at Trumbull	OH	33	$28,474	$11,135†	+$240K
541	University of Portland	OR	33	$28,420	$28,210	+$171K
542	University of Idaho	ID	33	$28,289	$14,831†	+$224K
543	Eastern Kentucky University	KY	33	$28,273	$11,040†	+$239K
544	West Virginia State University	WV	33	$28,185	$11,139†	+$237K
545	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt	CA	33	$28,046	$13,171†	+$228K
546	Walsh University	OH	33	$27,577	$20,493	+$194K
547	Delaware State University	DE	33	$27,012	$13,910†	+$214K
548	Valdosta State University	GA	33	$26,448	$10,945†	+$221K
549	Idaho State University	ID	33	$25,684	$12,193†	+$208K
550	Oglethorpe University	GA	33	$25,170	$19,509	+$174K
551	St. Francis College	NY	33	$24,455	$18,129	+$172K
552	Manhattanville University	NY	33	$21,970	$20,991	+$136K
553	Chatham University	PA	32	$37,601	$29,954	+$256K
554	Trine University	IN	32	$37,096	$25,355	+$270K
555	Saint Leo University	FL	32	$36,139	$21,293	+$276K
556	Palm Beach Atlantic University	FL	32	$35,403	$28,354	+$241K
557	Charleston Southern University	SC	32	$35,364	$21,666	+$267K
558	Marymount Manhattan College	NY	32	$34,585	$36,861	+$198K
559	Life University	GA	32	$34,260	$29,791	+$223K
560	Western New England University	MA	32	$33,825	$27,290	+$229K
561	DePaul University	IL	32	$33,820	$30,902	+$215K
562	Rochester Christian University	MI	32	$33,375	$21,456	+$248K
563	University of Scranton	PA	32	$33,290	$32,568	+$203K
564	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts	MA	32	$32,855	$16,068†	+$264K
565	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	PA	32	$32,694	$16,804†	+$260K
566	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	AR	32	$32,522	$17,248†	+$256K
567	Loyola University Chicago	IL	32	$32,463	$36,079	+$180K
568	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College	PA	32	$32,408	$24,558†	+$226K
569	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks	PA	32	$32,408	$24,356†	+$227K
570	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	PA	32	$32,408	$23,330†	+$231K
571	Tulane University of Louisiana	LA	32	$31,585	$39,949	+$156K
572	Valparaiso University	IN	32	$31,057	$18,578	+$236K
573	Cleveland State University	OH	32	$30,949	$14,764†	+$250K
574	Seton Hall University	NJ	32	$30,846	$31,446	+$183K
575	University of Louisville	KY	32	$30,416	$17,988†	+$232K
576	Hofstra University	NY	32	$29,943	$34,176	+$163K
577	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania	PA	32	$29,535	$15,699†	+$233K
578	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	32	$29,462	$23,433†	+$201K
579	Eastern Connecticut State University	CT	32	$29,403	$21,067†	+$210K
580	Arkansas State University	AR	32	$29,198	$12,366†	+$243K
581	Hampton University	VA	32	$29,154	$25,319	+$190K
582	Bridgewater College	VA	32	$29,102	$17,800	+$220K
583	New Jersey City University	NJ	32	$28,969	$16,053†	+$225K
584	Georgia State University	GA	32	$28,904	$15,931†	+$225K
585	Kent State University at Ashtabula	OH	32	$28,474	$12,205†	+$236K
586	Kent State University at Tuscarawas	OH	32	$28,474	$12,542†	+$235K
587	Kent State University at Geauga	OH	32	$28,474	$12,044†	+$237K
588	SUNY at Purchase College	NY	32	$27,838	$18,913†	+$203K
589	Fort Valley State University	GA	32	$27,677	$10,338†	+$235K
590	North Carolina A & T State University	NC	32	$27,653	$10,846†	+$233K
591	Our Lady of the Lake University	TX	32	$27,247	$16,442	+$207K
592	Kalamazoo College	MI	32	$26,952	$19,072	+$193K
593	Francis Marion University	SC	32	$26,947	$11,386†	+$224K
594	McNeese State University	LA	32	$26,414	$12,493†	+$214K
595	Loyola University Maryland	MD	32	$26,103	$30,574	+$139K
596	Western Kentucky University	KY	32	$25,936	$10,990†	+$215K
597	Morehead State University	KY	32	$25,789	$9,793†	+$219K
598	University of West Georgia	GA	32	$25,058	$12,786†	+$199K
599	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	LA	32	$23,859	$19,151†	+$162K
600	Concord University	WV	32	$20,993	$9,966†	+$170K
601	Dine College	AZ	32	$20,227	$6,057†	+$178K
602	Dallas Baptist University	TX	31	$36,952	$28,516	+$255K
603	Colorado Christian University	CO	31	$36,537	$29,500	+$247K
604	Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	MO	31	$36,323	$22,766	+$272K
605	Columbia College	MO	31	$35,685	$22,715	+$266K
606	Buena Vista University	IA	31	$35,559	$18,846	+$280K
607	Salve Regina University	RI	31	$35,096	$36,967	+$203K
608	Pacific University	OR	31	$34,930	$35,273	+$208K
609	The College of Idaho	ID	31	$34,904	$19,481	+$271K
610	Doane University	NE	31	$34,896	$26,364	+$244K
611	Wofford College	SC	31	$34,429	$18,732	+$269K
612	Culver-Stockton College	MO	31	$34,226	$21,983	+$254K
613	The New School	NY	31	$34,033	$58,741	+$105K
614	Chestnut Hill College	PA	31	$33,918	$27,970	+$227K
615	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	PA	31	$33,680	$23,726†	+$242K
616	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	OH	31	$33,513	$25,648†	+$233K
617	Moravian University	PA	31	$33,399	$30,670	+$211K
618	Springfield College	MA	31	$33,197	$30,587	+$210K
619	Millersville University of Pennsylvania	PA	31	$33,168	$20,787†	+$249K
620	Tarleton State University	TX	31	$32,937	$20,783†	+$246K
621	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	PA	31	$32,780	$19,608†	+$249K
622	Siena University	NY	31	$32,022	$33,733	+$185K
623	Schreiner University	TX	31	$31,873	$21,507	+$233K
624	The College of Saint Scholastica	MN	31	$31,367	$27,846	+$202K
625	Stetson University	FL	31	$31,041	$19,372	+$233K
626	University of Maine at Farmington	ME	31	$31,011	$16,857†	+$243K
627	Rowan University	NJ	31	$30,920	$22,408†	+$220K
628	Luther College	IA	31	$30,302	$23,097	+$211K
629	Chowan University	NC	31	$30,076	$14,086	+$244K
630	University of South Carolina-Upstate	SC	31	$29,720	$13,557†	+$243K
631	University of Central Arkansas	AR	31	$29,431	$16,511†	+$228K
632	University of Central Oklahoma	OK	31	$29,392	$18,309†	+$221K
633	Augusta University	GA	31	$29,375	$13,787†	+$239K
634	College of Charleston	SC	31	$29,339	$18,960†	+$218K
635	State University of New York at Plattsburgh	NY	31	$29,147	$17,156†	+$223K
636	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi	TX	31	$28,557	$15,225†	+$225K
637	Kent State University at East Liverpool	OH	31	$28,474	$13,392†	+$231K
638	Fordham University	NY	31	$28,256	$44,338	+$105K
639	St. Mary's University	TX	31	$28,175	$21,145	+$197K
640	SUNY College at Potsdam	NY	31	$27,825	$13,624†	+$224K
641	North Central College	IL	31	$27,688	$21,044	+$193K
642	Angelo State University	TX	31	$27,630	$15,091†	+$216K
643	The University of Tennessee-Martin	TN	31	$27,433	$10,701†	+$232K
644	University of Hawaii at Manoa	HI	31	$27,351	$15,664†	+$211K
645	Arkansas Tech University	AR	31	$27,213	$12,970†	+$220K
646	Coastal Carolina University	SC	31	$26,524	$13,966†	+$209K
647	Georgia Southern University	GA	31	$26,313	$15,267†	+$202K
648	Albany State University	GA	31	$26,187	$11,898†	+$214K
649	Trinity Washington University	DC	31	$26,065	$9,302	+$223K
650	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus	PR	31	$25,187	$7,761	+$221K
651	Holy Family University	PA	31	$24,833	$13,143	+$196K
652	Presbyterian College	SC	31	$23,510	$20,528	+$153K
653	Youngstown State University	OH	31	$23,223	$12,767†	+$181K
654	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	LA	31	$22,696	$13,530†	+$173K
655	DeSales University	PA	30	$36,655	$31,643	+$240K
656	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion	IN	30	$35,039	$22,866	+$259K
657	Albertus Magnus College	CT	30	$34,725	$34,028	+$211K
658	Merrimack College	MA	30	$34,453	$37,927	+$193K
659	Rochester Institute of Technology	NY	30	$34,318	$34,906	+$204K
660	Drury University	MO	30	$34,095	$20,831	+$258K
661	Campbell University	NC	30	$33,892	$24,516	+$241K
662	Thomas College	ME	30	$33,368	$18,885	+$258K
663	Whitman College	WA	30	$33,090	$33,313	+$198K
664	Friends University	KS	30	$32,760	$27,715	+$217K
665	Reed College	OR	30	$32,634	$33,013	+$194K
666	George Fox University	OR	30	$32,599	$31,679	+$199K
667	Roanoke College	VA	30	$32,550	$24,503	+$227K
668	Dean College	MA	30	$32,218	$30,684	+$199K
669	University of Denver	CO	30	$31,955	$36,131	+$175K
670	Franklin College	IN	30	$31,769	$22,855	+$226K
671	Keuka College	NY	30	$31,703	$24,338	+$220K
672	Troy University	AL	30	$31,479	$16,527†	+$249K
673	Ohio University-Main Campus	OH	30	$30,682	$21,637†	+$220K
674	University of Toledo	OH	30	$30,637	$17,249†	+$237K
675	North Carolina Wesleyan University	NC	30	$30,570	$17,432	+$236K
676	Otterbein University	OH	30	$29,604	$19,237	+$219K
677	Oral Roberts University	OK	30	$29,474	$25,365	+$193K
678	North Carolina Central University	NC	30	$29,400	$15,359†	+$233K
679	Washington & Jefferson College	PA	30	$29,363	$25,002	+$194K
680	Bellarmine University	KY	30	$29,028	$21,499	+$204K
681	Whitworth University	WA	30	$29,005	$26,534	+$184K
682	University of Hartford	CT	30	$28,707	$30,282	+$166K
683	Monmouth University	NJ	30	$28,590	$30,988	+$162K
684	University of Kentucky	KY	30	$28,551	$18,851†	+$210K
685	Kent State University at Salem	OH	30	$28,474	$13,799†	+$230K
686	Northern Michigan University	MI	30	$28,246	$14,085†	+$226K
687	Stockton University	NJ	30	$28,046	$20,670†	+$198K
688	Western Carolina University	NC	30	$27,505	$13,315†	+$222K
689	Mississippi State University	MS	30	$27,416	$17,595†	+$204K
690	Georgia Southwestern State University	GA	30	$27,062	$12,019†	+$223K
691	Christian Brothers University	TN	30	$26,064	$9,854	+$221K
692	Houston Christian University	TX	30	$24,970	$20,629	+$167K
693	The Catholic University of America	DC	30	$24,106	$29,561	+$123K
694	Loras College	IA	30	$23,564	$20,716	+$153K
695	Carlow University	PA	29	$35,024	$20,786	+$267K
696	University of New England	ME	29	$34,791	$38,107	+$195K
697	Cornerstone University	MI	29	$34,505	$20,301	+$264K
698	Baldwin Wallace University	OH	29	$33,669	$27,603	+$226K
699	Curry College	MA	29	$33,077	$29,207	+$214K
700	Nazareth University	NY	29	$32,375	$29,357	+$206K
701	Robert Morris University	PA	29	$32,326	$23,003	+$231K
702	Duquesne University	PA	29	$32,291	$37,730	+$172K
703	Quinnipiac University	CT	29	$32,192	$40,675	+$159K
704	William Jessup University	CA	29	$31,905	$28,062	+$207K
705	Dominican University of California	CA	29	$31,825	$35,333	+$177K
706	Concordia College at Moorhead	MN	29	$31,529	$24,902	+$216K
707	Morehouse College	GA	29	$31,474	$39,013	+$159K
708	Park University	MO	29	$30,973	$21,032	+$226K
709	Boise State University	ID	29	$30,865	$21,610†	+$222K
710	Loyola Marymount University	CA	29	$30,848	$48,381	+$115K
711	Ohio Wesleyan University	OH	29	$30,775	$20,897	+$224K
712	Touro University Worldwide	CA	29	$30,740	$19,058	+$231K
713	Tennessee State University	TN	29	$30,735	$15,796†	+$244K
714	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	PA	29	$30,558	$21,331†	+$220K
715	Northwest University	WA	29	$30,547	$22,288	+$216K
716	College of Coastal Georgia	GA	29	$30,532	$15,261†	+$244K
717	University of Alabama at Birmingham	AL	29	$30,132	$18,749†	+$226K
718	Missouri Western State University	MO	29	$30,079	$13,251†	+$248K
719	Arcadia University	PA	29	$29,772	$29,466	+$180K
720	Augsburg University	MN	29	$29,743	$23,873	+$202K
721	Missouri State University-Springfield	MO	29	$29,487	$17,613†	+$224K
722	University of North Carolina Wilmington	NC	29	$29,418	$20,109†	+$214K
723	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	FL	29	$29,264	$13,739†	+$238K
724	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	29	$29,086	$18,976†	+$215K
725	University of Louisiana at Monroe	LA	29	$29,046	$13,466†	+$237K
726	Chapman University	CA	29	$28,661	$46,555	+$100K
727	Middle Georgia State University	GA	29	$28,262	$12,361†	+$233K
728	Stevenson University	MD	29	$28,182	$26,505	+$176K
729	Sul Ross State University	TX	29	$28,156	$13,286†	+$228K
730	Carthage College	WI	29	$27,741	$26,565	+$171K
731	University of Maryland Eastern Shore	MD	29	$27,716	$13,338†	+$224K
732	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	AR	29	$27,486	$12,653†	+$224K
733	Winston-Salem State University	NC	29	$25,637	$13,479†	+$202K
734	Columbus State University	GA	29	$25,492	$13,115†	+$202K
735	Muhlenberg College	PA	29	$24,828	$28,905	+$133K
736	Manhattan University	NY	29	$24,727	$27,256	+$138K
737	University of North Carolina Asheville	NC	29	$24,666	$12,250†	+$198K
738	Agnes Scott College	GA	29	$24,277	$24,754	+$144K
739	Nicholls State University	LA	29	$24,055	$12,947†	+$189K
740	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus	NJ	29	$23,969	$22,829	+$148K
741	Elmira College	NY	29	$23,698	$22,386	+$147K
742	Brescia University	KY	29	$22,619	$8,709	+$191K
743	Saint Martin's University	WA	28	$33,509	$28,119	+$223K
744	Dillard University	LA	28	$33,143	$22,094	+$243K
745	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	28	$32,408	$32,875†	+$193K
746	Roger Williams University	RI	28	$32,289	$37,999	+$171K
747	Hardin-Simmons University	TX	28	$31,503	$19,555	+$237K
748	Messiah University	PA	28	$31,131	$26,502	+$205K
749	Virginia Wesleyan University	VA	28	$31,123	$19,676	+$233K
750	Occidental College	CA	28	$31,002	$38,263	+$157K
751	Saint Norbert College	WI	28	$30,866	$26,172	+$204K
752	Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education	WA	28	$30,547	$35,671	+$163K
753	University of the Incarnate Word	TX	28	$30,511	$22,775	+$214K
754	Southwestern University	TX	28	$30,373	$29,224	+$187K
755	Whittier College	CA	28	$30,321	$25,757	+$200K
756	Regent University	VA	28	$30,307	$19,923	+$223K
757	West Texas A & M University	TX	28	$30,101	$19,487†	+$223K
758	Rocky Mountain College	MT	28	$29,910	$19,751	+$220K
759	Prescott College	AZ	28	$29,888	$22,583	+$209K
760	The University of Alabama	AL	28	$29,245	$22,420†	+$203K
761	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	PA	28	$28,982	$18,134†	+$217K
762	Lindenwood University	MO	28	$28,934	$19,638	+$211K
763	Mid-America Christian University	OK	28	$28,695	$16,692	+$220K
764	Tennessee Technological University	TN	28	$28,394	$14,246†	+$227K
765	Ithaca College	NY	28	$27,814	$33,926	+$142K
766	Mercer University	GA	28	$27,785	$23,847	+$182K
767	Eastern Oregon University	OR	28	$27,698	$17,148†	+$208K
768	New Mexico Highlands University	NM	28	$27,483	$14,838†	+$215K
769	University of New Orleans	LA	28	$21,243	$12,384†	+$163K
770	McKendree University	IL	27	$31,919	$24,717	+$220K
771	University of Miami	FL	27	$30,417	$37,244	+$155K
772	Temple University	PA	27	$30,054	$28,198†	+$188K
773	Furman University	SC	27	$29,395	$30,308	+$173K
774	Montana State University	MT	27	$28,928	$22,499†	+$199K
775	Meredith College	NC	27	$28,501	$22,488	+$195K
776	Florida Southern College	FL	27	$28,316	$28,551	+$169K
777	Carson-Newman University	TN	27	$28,217	$20,251	+$201K
778	Susquehanna University	PA	27	$28,186	$28,819	+$167K
779	Hope College	MI	27	$28,135	$27,182	+$173K
780	Appalachian State University	NC	27	$27,484	$16,836†	+$207K
781	Calvin University	MI	27	$27,440	$22,992	+$182K
782	Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online	TX	27	$27,148	$23,698	+$177K
783	Centre College	KY	27	$26,636	$20,781	+$183K
784	Molloy University	NY	27	$26,431	$24,347	+$167K
785	University of South Carolina Beaufort	SC	27	$25,523	$14,656†	+$197K
786	Loyola University New Orleans	LA	27	$24,241	$23,696	+$148K
787	Saint Vincent College	PA	27	$24,155	$23,510	+$148K
788	Southeastern Louisiana University	LA	27	$20,870	$13,154†	+$156K
789	Adelphi University	NY	27	$20,458	$30,783	+$81K
790	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus	PR	27	$17,709	$7,051	+$149K
791	Liberty University	VA	26	$32,679	$29,357	+$209K
792	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale	FL	26	$32,346	$30,498	+$201K
793	Corban University	OR	26	$32,244	$28,035	+$210K
794	Campbellsville University	KY	26	$31,478	$19,341	+$237K
795	Franklin Pierce University	NH	26	$31,465	$27,154	+$206K
796	University of Saint Mary	KS	26	$31,177	$22,519	+$222K
797	Southern University and A & M College	LA	26	$31,165	$20,077†	+$231K
798	The University of Tampa	FL	26	$31,016	$36,211	+$165K
799	Tusculum University	TN	26	$30,170	$21,131	+$217K
800	Willamette University	OR	26	$29,678	$25,121	+$196K
801	Chaminade University of Honolulu	HI	26	$29,445	$28,856	+$179K
802	Harding University	AR	26	$29,219	$22,130	+$204K
803	Sacred Heart University	CT	26	$29,166	$46,174	+$107K
804	Wilkes University	PA	26	$29,007	$27,743	+$179K
805	William Peace University	NC	26	$28,202	$21,649	+$195K
806	Covenant College	GA	26	$28,180	$26,265	+$177K
807	Benedictine College	KS	26	$28,149	$27,891	+$170K
808	Guilford College	NC	26	$27,740	$22,270	+$188K
809	University of Mobile	AL	26	$27,637	$22,382	+$187K
810	Benedict College	SC	26	$27,620	$18,250	+$203K
811	Auburn University	AL	26	$27,606	$24,323†	+$179K
812	University of Alabama in Huntsville	AL	26	$27,247	$18,796†	+$197K
813	Abilene Christian University	TX	26	$27,148	$26,182	+$167K
814	Cumberland University	TN	26	$27,023	$18,759	+$195K
815	Lander University	SC	26	$26,626	$15,363†	+$205K
816	Alabama A & M University	AL	26	$26,504	$17,621†	+$195K
817	Alfred University	NY	26	$26,433	$25,620	+$162K
818	Thiel College	PA	26	$26,303	$22,347	+$174K
819	Berry College	GA	26	$25,831	$22,320	+$169K
820	American University	DC	26	$25,773	$41,943	+$90K
821	The University of Montana	MT	26	$25,023	$16,784†	+$183K
822	Mississippi University for Women	MS	26	$24,426	$12,411†	+$195K
823	Caldwell University	NJ	26	$24,239	$24,691	+$144K
824	Winthrop University	SC	26	$24,193	$15,343†	+$181K
825	University of South Alabama	AL	26	$23,700	$17,648†	+$166K
826	Longwood University	VA	26	$22,656	$19,066†	+$150K
827	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	PR	26	$10,082	$9,175†	+$64K
828	La Roche University	PA	25	$31,192	$20,794	+$229K
829	Bethel University	MN	25	$31,060	$28,556	+$196K
830	Southwest Baptist University	MO	25	$30,870	$21,677	+$222K
831	Ave Maria University	FL	25	$30,640	$24,860	+$207K
832	Central College	IA	25	$29,923	$23,377	+$206K
833	Ursinus College	PA	25	$29,458	$30,536	+$172K
834	Kent State University at Kent	OH	25	$28,474	$20,787†	+$202K
835	Saint Mary's College of California	CA	25	$28,018	$30,378	+$159K
836	Long Island University	NY	25	$28,007	$33,062	+$148K
837	Concordia University-Chicago	IL	25	$27,304	$18,436	+$199K
838	Claflin University	SC	25	$27,280	$17,800	+$202K
839	East Tennessee State University	TN	25	$26,403	$15,983†	+$200K
840	Blue Mountain Christian University	MS	25	$26,257	$24,016	+$167K
841	The University of Olivet	MI	25	$25,656	$21,393	+$171K
842	Emory & Henry University	VA	25	$25,390	$19,061	+$178K
843	St. John's University-New York	NY	25	$23,821	$29,999	+$118K
844	Jacksonville State University	AL	25	$23,135	$14,279†	+$174K
845	Virginia Union University	VA	25	$21,626	$13,235	+$163K
846	Central State University	OH	25	$18,266	$13,096†	+$130K
847	Missouri Baptist University	MO	24	$31,368	$27,006	+$206K
848	Spelman College	GA	24	$29,343	$38,967	+$138K
849	University of New Haven	CT	24	$29,108	$34,192	+$154K
850	Case Western Reserve University	OH	24	$28,972	$41,190	+$125K
851	King University	TN	24	$28,795	$22,347	+$199K
852	Lipscomb University	TN	24	$28,252	$24,739	+$184K
853	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	OH	24	$28,007	$24,022†	+$184K
854	Texas Wesleyan University	TX	24	$27,981	$24,066	+$184K
855	Baylor University	TX	24	$27,785	$41,104	+$113K
856	Barry University	FL	24	$27,743	$22,613	+$187K
857	Lee University	TN	24	$27,576	$18,878	+$200K
858	Grace College and Theological Seminary	IN	24	$27,357	$19,932	+$194K
859	University of Sioux Falls	SD	24	$27,241	$21,383	+$187K
860	Fort Lewis College	CO	24	$27,019	$17,296†	+$201K
861	Wingate University	NC	24	$26,988	$20,748	+$187K
862	Biola University	CA	24	$26,764	$31,495	+$142K
863	Clarke University	IA	24	$26,714	$24,479	+$169K
864	Saint Edward's University	TX	24	$26,709	$25,578	+$165K
865	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo	PR	24	$26,047	$11,117	+$216K
866	Tuskegee University	AL	24	$25,589	$35,013	+$116K
867	Truett McConnell University	GA	24	$25,461	$22,227	+$166K
868	Maryville University of Saint Louis	MO	24	$25,204	$22,066	+$164K
869	Alcorn State University	MS	24	$23,388	$13,265†	+$181K
870	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus	PR	24	$19,063	$7,646	+$160K
871	Delta State University	MS	24	$18,767	$13,540†	+$134K
872	Flagler College	FL	23	$28,893	$30,525	+$167K
873	University of Southern Mississippi	MS	23	$28,130	$21,708†	+$194K
874	Florida Memorial University	FL	23	$27,548	$23,238	+$183K
875	Anderson University	IN	23	$27,482	$25,021	+$175K
876	University of Montevallo	AL	23	$26,246	$17,683†	+$192K
877	Hawaii Pacific University	HI	23	$26,081	$29,657	+$142K
878	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	PR	23	$26,047	$11,502	+$214K
879	Bethany College	WV	23	$25,963	$18,605	+$185K
880	University of Puget Sound	WA	23	$25,596	$38,394	+$102K
881	Evangel University	MO	23	$25,512	$18,669	+$180K
882	Pennsylvania Western University	PA	23	$23,193	$18,256†	+$159K
883	Austin College	TX	23	$23,054	$21,107	+$146K
884	William Carey University	MS	23	$21,799	$14,258	+$161K
885	Rollins College	FL	22	$28,364	$34,732	+$145K
886	Point Loma Nazarene University	CA	22	$27,724	$38,729	+$122K
887	Lewis & Clark College	OR	22	$26,790	$36,013	+$124K
888	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce	PR	22	$26,047	$13,192	+$208K
889	Converse University	SC	22	$25,879	$23,283	+$166K
890	Wilmington College	OH	22	$25,708	$24,153	+$160K
891	Olivet Nazarene University	IL	22	$24,194	$20,729	+$159K
892	Piedmont University	GA	22	$23,665	$20,599	+$154K
893	Pepperdine University	CA	22	$23,438	$58,098	+$2K
894	Hood College	MD	22	$23,358	$20,873	+$150K
895	Felician University	NJ	22	$23,254	$40,045	+$72K
896	Henderson State University	AR	22	$21,846	$23,405†	+$125K
897	Midway University	KY	21	$27,403	$29,579	+$156K
898	Southeastern University	FL	21	$26,915	$31,942	+$141K
899	Coker University	SC	21	$25,870	$20,286	+$178K
900	Nova Southeastern University	FL	21	$24,711	$30,371	+$126K
901	Mississippi Christian University	MS	21	$23,683	$27,712	+$126K
902	Hendrix College	AR	21	$22,984	$24,149	+$133K
903	Alabama State University	AL	21	$22,705	$20,435†	+$145K
904	Saint Elizabeth University	NJ	21	$22,040	$23,125	+$128K
905	Gallaudet University	DC	21	$20,185	$15,845	+$138K
906	Concordia University-Irvine	CA	21	$17,772	$28,115	+$65K
907	Eckerd College	FL	20	$25,930	$38,071	+$107K
908	Jackson State University	MS	20	$24,757	$23,836†	+$152K
909	Clark Atlanta University	GA	20	$22,328	$37,702	+$72K
910	Howard University	DC	19	$18,934	$50,539	−$13K
911	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	PR	19	$8,194	$17,936†	+$10K
912	Oberlin College	OH	18	$18,193	$38,645	+$27K
913	Naropa University	CO	18	$17,708	$29,179	+$60K

Top 10 programs by 10-year net ROI

How to read this: Median earnings = typical pay one year after graduation. Net price = average annual cost after grant aid, incl. living costs — not sticker tuition. 10-yr net ROI = ten years of earnings minus four years of net price. Score = the CollegeRanked Score (0–100) that sets the order — it blends ROI with longer-run earnings, job demand and automation resilience, so a school can outrank one with a slightly higher 10-yr ROI. † = public university — net price shown is the in-state cost; out-of-state students pay more. See the full methodology.

Why these schools rank where they do

Virginia Military Institute takes the #1 spot for a very specific reason: its graduates are heavily recruited into military officer roles and the Washington, D.C. defense contracting sphere. A psychology degree from VMI isn't just about clinical theory; it is a launchpad into human intelligence, federal law enforcement, and military leadership, backed by an intensely loyal alumni network that ensures immediate, well-compensated placement.

The most striking takeaway from this ranking, however, is the absolute dominance of the City University of New York (CUNY) system. With five different campuses—York, Baruch, Medgar Evers, Lehman, and Hunter—landing in the top tier, the data paints a clear picture of geographic advantage. These schools offer rock-bottom tuition and sit squarely in the middle of the largest corporate job market in the world. CUNY psychology graduates feed directly into New York's massive human resources, advertising, and market research sectors without carrying the staggering debt loads of their peers at elite private universities. Similarly, regional branches like UW Tacoma and the Miami University regional campuses prove that staying close to home and paying commuter tuition is the smartest financial play a psychology major can make.

What is Psychology?

Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior, cognition, and emotion. Day-to-day, graduates apply their understanding of how people think, learn, and make decisions to a massive variety of fields, functioning as human resources specialists, market researchers, behavioral technicians, and project managers.

Frequently asked questions

What jobs can I actually get with a bachelor's in psychology?

Because the degree teaches you how to analyze human behavior and data, graduates are highly sought after in the corporate world. The most common pipelines are human resources, market research, sales, and user experience (UX) research. In the healthcare sector, graduates frequently work as psychiatric technicians, case managers, or behavioral health specialists.

Does it matter if I get a Bachelor of Arts (BA) or a Bachelor of Science (BS)?

Generally, no. A BS program will typically require more advanced statistics, neuroscience, and laboratory courses, which is excellent if you want to pivot into data analytics or clinical research. A BA allows for more electives in the humanities and is perfect for students heading into human resources, marketing, or social work. For most entry-level corporate employers, the two degrees are interchangeable.

Should I pay a premium for a prestigious psychology program?

The data strongly suggests you shouldn't. While a few elite private schools like Rice and Williams make the top of the list, they only do so because they have massive endowments that provide generous financial aid, keeping the actual net price low for the average student. If you are paying sticker price, taking out loans for a name-brand psychology degree is a terrible financial decision. The smartest move is to attend a low-cost, in-state public university with strong regional employer connections.