Research and Experimental Psychology.

CIP Code: 42.27 • Psychology

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 42.2701 - 42.2799.

Colleges Offering

230

Avg. Median Earnings

$59,036

Highest Earnings

$69,204

Highest Earnings

Graduates from Amherst College earn the highest median salary at $69,204

Career Paths & Salaries

Common careers for graduates with this degree, including national median salaries from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2023)

Managers, All Other

SOC Code: 11-9199

$141,900

median salary

Hourly Wage

$68.22/hr

Total Jobs

622,190

Psychologists, All Other

SOC Code: 19-3039

$110,840

median salary

Hourly Wage

$53.29/hr

Total Jobs

18,820

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

SOC Code: 25-1071

$107,310

median salary

Hourly Wage

N/A

Total Jobs

221,270

Statisticians

SOC Code: 15-2041

$105,650

median salary

Hourly Wage

$50.79/hr

Total Jobs

29,030

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

SOC Code: 19-1042

$103,410

median salary

Hourly Wage

$49.72/hr

Total Jobs

172,340

Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

SOC Code: 19-3033

$100,580

median salary

Hourly Wage

$48.36/hr

Total Jobs

75,990

Biological Scientists, All Other

SOC Code: 19-1029

$98,920

median salary

Hourly Wage

$47.56/hr

Total Jobs

55,850

Life Scientists, All Other

SOC Code: 19-1099

$93,750

median salary

Hourly Wage

$45.07/hr

Total Jobs

7,460

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary

SOC Code: 25-1066

$80,340

median salary

Hourly Wage

N/A

Total Jobs

41,530

Social Science Research Assistants

SOC Code: 19-4061

$61,990

median salary

Hourly Wage

$29.81/hr

Total Jobs

30,640

Child, Family, and School Social Workers

SOC Code: 21-1021

$59,550

median salary

Hourly Wage

$28.63/hr

Total Jobs

392,550

Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2023)

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Colleges Offering Research and Experimental Psychology.

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Agnes Scott College

Decatur, GA

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Albion College

Albion, MI

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1-Year Earnings

$23,906

Albright College

Reading, PA

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American Public University System

Charles Town, WV

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317

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Amherst College

Amherst, MA

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$69,204

1-Year Earnings

$39,597

Anderson University

Anderson, SC

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Augsburg University

Minneapolis, MN

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Aurora University

Aurora, IL

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Baldwin Wallace University

Berea, OH

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Barnard College

New York, NY

Graduates/Year

110

Median Earnings

$65,644

1-Year Earnings

$42,879

Bates College

Lewiston, ME

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Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

$47,495

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, MA

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$47,544

1-Year Earnings

$42,735

Bennington College

Bennington, VT

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Berry College

Mount Berry, GA

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Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

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Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME

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Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$67,838

1-Year Earnings

$45,374

Brigham Young University

Provo, UT

Graduates/Year

322

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Brown University

Providence, RI

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$63,415

1-Year Earnings

$49,920

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, PA

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California State University-San Bernardino

San Bernardino, CA

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N/A

Median Earnings

$47,408

1-Year Earnings

$29,390

Canisius University

Buffalo, NY

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$51,532

1-Year Earnings

$29,333

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

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N/A

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Carleton College

Northfield, MN

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

$39,527

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

$24,594

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