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Best Schools for Research and Experimental Psychology in 2026

84 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Research and Experimental Psychology, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Research and Experimental Psychology graduate earns $35,198/yr across 84 schools.

Programs Ranked

Avg Earnings

$35,198/yr

Avg DW Score

54/100

AI Risk

High

50% task exposure

All Research and Experimental Psychology Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

#	Program	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Research and Experimental Psychology University of North Georgia · Dahlonega, GA	67 61–69	$30,389/yr	High	21.8x
2	Research and Experimental Psychology Eastern Washington University · Cheney, WA	65 58–67	$33,455/yr	High	14.8x
3	Research and Experimental Psychology University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus · Denver, CO	64 57–67	$35,155/yr	High	13.0x
4	Research and Experimental Psychology Metropolitan State University of Denver · Denver, CO	66 62–65	$39,955/yr	High	9.5x
5	Research and Experimental Psychology Florida Atlantic University · Boca Raton, FL	63 55–66	$23,981/yr	High	23.6x
6	Research and Experimental Psychology University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT	68 64–66	$39,661/yr	High	9.6x
7	Research and Experimental Psychology Savannah State University · Savannah, GA	63 57–64	$27,763/yr	High	16.8x
8	Research and Experimental Psychology California State University-San Bernardino · San Bernardino, CA	61 51–66	$26,697/yr	High	17.6x
9	Research and Experimental Psychology Georgia College & State University · Milledgeville, GA	62 55–64	$32,149/yr	High	12.6x
10	Research and Experimental Psychology Northwest Missouri State University · Maryville, MO	63 57–64	$35,556/yr	High	11.1x
11	Research and Experimental Psychology University of California-Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA	59 51–64	$34,431/yr	High	10.1x
12	Research and Experimental Psychology Metropolitan State University · Saint Paul, MN	63 59–62	$36,600/yr	High	8.4x
13	Research and Experimental Psychology Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY	60 54–62	$53,156/yr	High	1.9x
14	Research and Experimental Psychology University of California-Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA	56 45–66	$27,748/yr	High	13.3x
15	Research and Experimental Psychology Trinity Washington University · Washington, DC	59 53–61	$40,432/yr	High	4.7x
16	Research and Experimental Psychology University of North Florida · Jacksonville, FL	63 59–62	$30,816/yr	High	11.1x
17	Research and Experimental Psychology Tufts University · Medford, MA	60 55–61	$56,504/yr	High	1.1x
18	Research and Experimental Psychology Park University · Parkville, MO	61 56–62	$40,313/yr	High	5.1x
19	Research and Experimental Psychology The University of Texas at Dallas · Richardson, TX	59 53–62	$35,982/yr	High	8.6x
20	Research and Experimental Psychology Purdue University-Main Campus · West Lafayette, IN	59 52–62	$31,172/yr	High	11.4x
21	Research and Experimental Psychology Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS	61 57–61	$36,257/yr	High	7.3x
22	Research and Experimental Psychology Harvard University · Cambridge, MA	56 49–61	$41,501/yr	High	3.3x
23	Research and Experimental Psychology University of Central Missouri · Warrensburg, MO	61 57–60	$34,822/yr	High	7.9x
24	Research and Experimental Psychology Northeastern State University · Tahlequah, OK	62 58–61	$32,440/yr	High	9.8x
25	Research and Experimental Psychology University of California-Davis · Davis, CA	56 49–61	$32,301/yr	High	9.2x
26	Research and Experimental Psychology University of California-Irvine · Irvine, CA	55 47–61	$29,830/yr	High	10.0x
27	Research and Experimental Psychology Northeastern University Professional Programs · Boston, MA	58 52–60	$38,463/yr	High	—
28	Research and Experimental Psychology Yale University · New Haven, CT	57 52–58	$47,874/yr	High	0.8x
29	Research and Experimental Psychology University of Delaware · Newark, DE	55 48–59	$31,532/yr	High	8.6x
30	Research and Experimental Psychology Bates College · Lewiston, ME	57 52–58	$47,376/yr	High	0.9x
31	Research and Experimental Psychology Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD	58 53–59	$49,035/yr	High	0.9x
32	Research and Experimental Psychology Princeton University · Princeton, NJ	57 52–58	$47,050/yr	High	1.0x
33	Research and Experimental Psychology University of Washington-Seattle Campus · Seattle, WA	58 53–58	$34,715/yr	High	5.9x
34	Research and Experimental Psychology Purdue University Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN	59 55–58	$32,031/yr	High	7.7x
35	Research and Experimental Psychology Amherst College · Amherst, MA	56 51–57	$45,786/yr	High	0.7x
36	Research and Experimental Psychology Smith College · Northampton, MA	55 50–57	$43,717/yr	High	1.5x
37	Research and Experimental Psychology University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI	55 47–59	$31,568/yr	High	8.2x
38	Research and Experimental Psychology University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA	56 51–57	$34,450/yr	High	4.8x
39	Research and Experimental Psychology University of California-San Diego · La Jolla, CA	51 42–61	$23,420/yr	High	10.5x
40	Research and Experimental Psychology Barnard College · New York, NY	55 50–56	$44,055/yr	High	0.7x
41	Research and Experimental Psychology University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA	55 50–56	$44,542/yr	High	0.7x
42	Research and Experimental Psychology University of South Carolina-Columbia · Columbia, SC	54 48–57	$29,350/yr	High	8.5x
43	Research and Experimental Psychology University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Champaign, IL	54 50–55	$33,384/yr	High	4.2x
44	Research and Experimental Psychology Murray State University · Murray, KY	52 45–56	$23,674/yr	High	9.7x
45	Research and Experimental Psychology University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN	53 47–56	$31,027/yr	High	6.9x
46	Research and Experimental Psychology Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH	54 49–56	$42,947/yr	High	0.6x
47	Research and Experimental Psychology University of Rochester · Rochester, NY	53 47–55	$39,732/yr	High	1.6x
48	Research and Experimental Psychology Indiana University-Bloomington · Bloomington, IN	55 50–55	$31,129/yr	High	5.6x
49	Research and Experimental Psychology Truman State University · Kirksville, MO	55 51–54	$28,801/yr	High	6.6x
50	Research and Experimental Psychology Colgate University · Hamilton, NY	53 48–55	$41,883/yr	High	0.6x
51	Research and Experimental Psychology Gettysburg College · Gettysburg, PA	53 48–55	$41,599/yr	High	0.6x
52	Research and Experimental Psychology Northeastern University · Boston, MA	52 46–54	$38,463/yr	High	1.5x
53	Research and Experimental Psychology Carleton College · Northfield, MN	51 46–53	$39,238/yr	High	0.5x
54	Research and Experimental Psychology Hamilton College · Clinton, NY	52 47–53	$39,880/yr	High	0.5x
55	Research and Experimental Psychology Utica University · Utica, NY	51 45–52	$31,695/yr	High	3.5x
56	Research and Experimental Psychology Duke University · Durham, NC	52 46–53	$39,359/yr	High	0.5x
57	Research and Experimental Psychology Villanova University · Villanova, PA	51 46–53	$39,218/yr	High	0.5x
58	Research and Experimental Psychology Brown University · Providence, RI	51 46–53	$39,493/yr	High	0.4x
59	Research and Experimental Psychology George Washington University · Washington, DC	51 45–52	$37,906/yr	High	0.5x
60	Research and Experimental Psychology Macalester College · Saint Paul, MN	51 45–52	$38,027/yr	High	0.5x
61	Research and Experimental Psychology University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ	51 46–52	$28,494/yr	High	4.2x
62	Research and Experimental Psychology Brandeis University · Waltham, MA	50 45–52	$37,494/yr	High	0.4x
63	Research and Experimental Psychology Emmanuel College · Boston, MA	51 46–51	$36,603/yr	High	1.0x
64	Research and Experimental Psychology Washington University in St Louis · Saint Louis, MO	50 45–52	$37,377/yr	High	0.5x
65	Research and Experimental Psychology New York University · New York, NY	50 45–52	$37,512/yr	High	0.6x
66	Research and Experimental Psychology Denison University · Granville, OH	50 44–51	$36,909/yr	High	0.4x
67	Research and Experimental Psychology Colorado Christian University · Lakewood, CO	49 43–50	$33,134/yr	High	1.8x
68	Research and Experimental Psychology University of Chicago · Chicago, IL	47 40–52	$31,986/yr	High	2.2x
69	Research and Experimental Psychology Mount St. Mary's University · Emmitsburg, MD	49 43–50	$34,454/yr	High	1.6x
70	Research and Experimental Psychology Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA	49 44–51	$36,283/yr	High	0.4x
71	Research and Experimental Psychology Canisius University · Buffalo, NY	48 41–51	$29,333/yr	High	3.2x
72	Research and Experimental Psychology Westminster University · Salt Lake City, UT	50 45–50	$35,127/yr	High	1.1x
73	Research and Experimental Psychology University of California-Riverside · Riverside, CA	49 44–49	$25,654/yr	High	3.5x
74	Research and Experimental Psychology St Olaf College · Northfield, MN	48 43–50	$35,070/yr	High	0.5x
75	Research and Experimental Psychology Vassar College · Poughkeepsie, NY	47 42–49	$34,361/yr	High	0.3x
76	Research and Experimental Psychology University of North Alabama · Florence, AL	47 41–47	$20,182/yr	High	3.2x
77	Research and Experimental Psychology Eckerd College · Saint Petersburg, FL	46 40–48	$31,596/yr	High	1.2x
78	Research and Experimental Psychology Mount Holyoke College · South Hadley, MA	46 40–47	$32,439/yr	High	0.3x
79	Research and Experimental Psychology Centenary University · Hackettstown, NJ	44 39–45	$27,933/yr	High	0.9x
80	Research and Experimental Psychology Union College · Schenectady, NY	44 39–46	$30,061/yr	High	0.1x
81	Research and Experimental Psychology Grinnell College · Grinnell, IA	43 37–45	$28,507/yr	High	0.1x
82	Research and Experimental Psychology Creighton University · Omaha, NE	42 37–44	$26,845/yr	High	0.4x
83	Research and Experimental Psychology Bay Path University · Longmeadow, MA	41 36–43	$23,898/yr	High	0.6x
84	Research and Experimental Psychology Albion College · Albion, MI	41 35–42	$23,906/yr	High	0.1x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Research and Experimental Psychology?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, University of North Georgia ranks #1 for Research and Experimental Psychology with a score of 67/100 and graduate earnings of $30,389/yr.

How much do Research and Experimental Psychology graduates earn?

Across 84 schools, Research and Experimental Psychology graduates earn an average of $35,198/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $56,504/yr.

Is Research and Experimental Psychology a good major for AI resistance?

Research and Experimental Psychology has an average AI task exposure of 50%, rated "High". This field has moderate AI exposure — some career paths are more resilient than others.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.