Spike Rankings 2027
Best Colleges for Psychology in America
Strong colleges that graduate at least 25 students a year in Psychology. How Spike ranks
How this list is ranked.
The Best Colleges score 75%, the size of the psychology program 25%.
197 colleges qualify from Spike’s guide of 233. At least 25 bachelor’s degrees a year in the field. Colleges without enough reported data are left out.
Guide updated . Data snapshot: . Sources and data years.
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197 colleges
Number 1: University of California-Los Angeles- 1,097 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 2: University of California-Irvine- 1,090 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 3: University of California-Berkeley- 390 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $100k after 10 years
Number 4: University of California-San Diego- 777 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 5: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor- 761 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $93k after 10 years
Number 6: University of Florida- 635 grads a year in the field
- 92% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 7: University of California-Davis- 958 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $87k after 10 years
Number 8: Columbia University in the City of New York- 166 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $109k after 10 years
Number 9: University of Maryland-College Park- 508 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 10: Yale University- 72 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $118k after 10 years
Number 11: Princeton University- 50 grads a year in the field
- 97% graduate
- $134k after 10 years
Number 12: Harvard University- 101 grads a year in the field
- 97% graduate
- $122k after 10 years
Number 13: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign- 573 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $88k after 10 years
Number 14: University of California-Santa Barbara- 650 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 15: Northwestern University- 250 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $104k after 10 years
Number 16: University of Virginia-Main Campus- 242 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 17: Ohio State University-Main Campus- 646 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 18: University of Wisconsin-Madison- 589 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 19: The University of Texas at Austin- 514 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $82k after 10 years
Number 20: Duke University- 133 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 21: Rutgers University-New Brunswick- 585 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 22: University of Georgia- 591 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $77k after 10 years
Number 23: University of Chicago- 125 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $104k after 10 years
Number 24: California State University-Fullerton- 992 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 25: Florida International University- 1,575 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $66k after 10 years
Number 26: Florida State University- 879 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 27: Vanderbilt University- 148 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $99k after 10 years
Number 28: Stony Brook University- 616 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 29: Stanford University- 57 grads a year in the field
- 92% graduate
- $125k after 10 years
Number 30: University of Washington-Seattle Campus- 496 grads a year in the field
- 85% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 31: University of Pennsylvania- 89 grads a year in the field
- 97% graduate
- $122k after 10 years
Number 32: Washington University in St Louis- 174 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 33: University of California-Riverside- 597 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 34: CUNY Bernard M Baruch College- 169 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 35: San Jose State University- 486 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 36: Johns Hopkins University- 100 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $105k after 10 years
Number 37: Emory University- 177 grads a year in the field
- 91% graduate
- $94k after 10 years
Number 38: University of Connecticut- 430 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $82k after 10 years
Number 39: University of Southern California- 189 grads a year in the field
- 91% graduate
- $103k after 10 years
Number 40: CUNY Hunter College- 641 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 41: Texas A&M University-College Station- 569 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 42: California State University-Fresno- 639 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 43: William & Mary- 181 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 44: University of Notre Dame- 112 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $113k after 10 years
Number 45: Rice University- 66 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 46: Boston College- 244 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $112k after 10 years
Number 47: Dartmouth College- 51 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $111k after 10 years
Number 48: Michigan State University- 496 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $74k after 10 years
Number 49: California State University-Long Beach- 597 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 50: University of Central Florida- 1,510 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 51: San Diego State University- 646 grads a year in the field
- 77% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 52: University of Houston- 693 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 53: The University of Texas at Dallas- 424 grads a year in the field
- 77% graduate
- $75k after 10 years
Number 54: North Carolina State University at Raleigh- 296 grads a year in the field
- 85% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 55: California State University-Northridge- 980 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 56: Cornell University- 70 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 57: New York University- 499 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 58: George Mason University- 383 grads a year in the field
- 67% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 59: CUNY City College- 432 grads a year in the field
- 53% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 60: CUNY Brooklyn College- 435 grads a year in the field
- 53% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 61: California State University-Sacramento- 636 grads a year in the field
- 55% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 62: Georgetown University- 100 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $111k after 10 years
Number 63: Brown University- 65 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $100k after 10 years
Number 64: Arizona State University Campus Immersion- 972 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 65: University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus- 471 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 66: Washington and Lee University- 30 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $103k after 10 years
Number 67: Indiana University-Bloomington- 350 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 68: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo- 135 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 69: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University- 247 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 70: University of Delaware- 226 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 71: Clemson University- 358 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $79k after 10 years
Number 72: Boston University- 306 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 73: University of Rochester- 173 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $88k after 10 years
Number 74: Purdue University-Main Campus- 318 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 75: Washington State University- 513 grads a year in the field
- 62% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 76: University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus- 322 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 77: San Francisco State University- 479 grads a year in the field
- 50% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 78: Wake Forest University- 119 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $104k after 10 years
Number 79: University of Missouri-Columbia- 358 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 80: College of the Holy Cross- 125 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $100k after 10 years
Number 81: Tufts University- 125 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 82: James Madison University- 330 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $75k after 10 years
Number 83: Carnegie Mellon University- 27 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $125k after 10 years
Number 84: Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus- 446 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 85: Temple University- 355 grads a year in the field
- 74% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 86: Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus- 37 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 87: Santa Clara University- 115 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $117k after 10 years
Number 88: University of Colorado Boulder- 585 grads a year in the field
- 74% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 89: Lehigh University- 63 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $116k after 10 years
Number 90: George Washington University- 170 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $97k after 10 years
Number 91: Villanova University- 110 grads a year in the field
- 92% graduate
- $115k after 10 years
Number 92: University of Oregon- 361 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 93: Marquette University- 148 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 94: Chapman University- 171 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $81k after 10 years
Number 95: University of Portland- 70 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $86k after 10 years
Number 96: University of South Carolina-Columbia- 405 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 97: Virginia Commonwealth University- 490 grads a year in the field
- 64% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 98: Southern Methodist University- 123 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $90k after 10 years
Number 99: Florida Atlantic University- 417 grads a year in the field
- 63% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 100: Case Western Reserve University- 105 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $90k after 10 years
Number 101: University of Kentucky- 276 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 102: Portland State University- 350 grads a year in the field
- 53% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 103: University of Kansas- 330 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 104: Iowa State University- 246 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 105: University of North Florida- 358 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 106: University of Miami- 191 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 107: University of the Pacific- 51 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $88k after 10 years
Number 108: Drexel University- 85 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $92k after 10 years
Number 109: University of New Hampshire-Main Campus- 211 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 110: Texas Tech University- 393 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 111: Fordham University- 156 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $93k after 10 years
Number 112: University of Mississippi- 174 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 113: Miami University-Oxford- 272 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 114: Creighton University- 74 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $81k after 10 years
Number 115: Lafayette College- 48 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $102k after 10 years
Number 116: University of Utah- 442 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 117: Syracuse University- 262 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $85k after 10 years
Number 118: The University of Texas at San Antonio- 538 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 119: Trinity College- 50 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $103k after 10 years
Number 120: Pepperdine University- 90 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 121: University of Rhode Island- 241 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 122: Illinois State University- 200 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 123: University of Denver- 163 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $77k after 10 years
Number 124: Loyola University Chicago- 291 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 125: Texas Christian University- 147 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $77k after 10 years
Number 126: Bucknell University- 71 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $110k after 10 years
Number 127: University of Nebraska-Lincoln- 249 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 128: University of Cincinnati-Main Campus- 317 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 129: Oregon State University- 328 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 130: Tulane University of Louisiana- 208 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 131: University of Wyoming- 159 grads a year in the field
- 60% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 132: University of Vermont- 162 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 133: Bradley University- 81 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $76k after 10 years
Number 134: Saint Louis University- 99 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $76k after 10 years
Number 135: Elon University- 127 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 136: Seattle University- 72 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $85k after 10 years
Number 137: California Lutheran University- 100 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 138: Auburn University- 203 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 139: University of New Mexico-Main Campus- 376 grads a year in the field
- 54% graduate
- $50k after 10 years
Number 140: Centre College- 36 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 141: University of Redlands- 68 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $81k after 10 years
Number 142: University of Louisville- 258 grads a year in the field
- 61% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 143: Florida Gulf Coast University- 276 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 144: Mount Holyoke College- 69 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $66k after 10 years
Number 145: Loyola Marymount University- 156 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $86k after 10 years
Number 146: Colorado State University-Fort Collins- 284 grads a year in the field
- 67% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 147: The University of Texas at Arlington- 221 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 148: University of San Francisco- 120 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $95k after 10 years
Number 149: Old Dominion University- 309 grads a year in the field
- 45% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 150: Mississippi State University- 315 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $54k after 10 years
Number 151: Occidental College- 54 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 152: Ohio University-Main Campus- 247 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 153: Connecticut College- 55 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $82k after 10 years
Number 154: Rhodes College- 30 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 155: Trinity University- 33 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 156: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College- 219 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 157: Cleveland State University- 210 grads a year in the field
- 51% graduate
- $57k after 10 years
Number 158: University of Dayton- 97 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 159: Kansas State University- 110 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 160: Howard University- 132 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 161: Gettysburg College- 53 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 162: Lewis & Clark College- 70 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 163: Lawrence University- 43 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 164: New Mexico State University-Main Campus- 104 grads a year in the field
- 54% graduate
- $44k after 10 years
Number 165: Dickinson College- 30 grads a year in the field
- 77% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 166: Baylor University- 151 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 167: Kent State University at Kent- 353 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $51k after 10 years
Number 168: Butler University- 40 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 169: Spelman College- 63 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $66k after 10 years
Number 170: The University of the South- 46 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 171: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University- 100 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $52k after 10 years
Number 172: West Virginia University- 155 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 173: Saint Edward's University- 80 grads a year in the field
- 60% graduate
- $65k after 10 years
Number 174: Whitman College- 53 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 175: Kenyon College- 47 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $66k after 10 years
Number 176: Boise State University- 194 grads a year in the field
- 61% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 177: North Carolina A & T State University- 163 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $50k after 10 years
Number 178: Agnes Scott College- 28 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 179: University of Idaho- 133 grads a year in the field
- 59% graduate
- $58k after 10 years
Number 180: College of Charleston- 161 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 181: Wichita State University- 109 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $56k after 10 years
Number 182: Drake University- 41 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $79k after 10 years
Number 183: University of Maine- 105 grads a year in the field
- 56% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 184: Loyola University New Orleans- 89 grads a year in the field
- 60% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 185: Whittier College- 36 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 186: Denison University- 45 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 187: Belmont University- 53 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 188: Rochester Institute of Technology- 32 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $85k after 10 years
Number 189: Furman University- 42 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 190: Southwestern University- 43 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 191: Hampton University- 50 grads a year in the field
- 61% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 192: Montana State University- 140 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 193: Xavier University- 55 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 194: Morgan State University- 61 grads a year in the field
- 41% graduate
- $57k after 10 years
Number 195: Xavier University of Louisiana- 61 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 196: The University of Montana- 99 grads a year in the field
- 48% graduate
- $49k after 10 years
Number 197: Clark Atlanta University- 57 grads a year in the field
- 44% graduate
- $47k after 10 years
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