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Highest earning psychology programs in Massachusetts
Massachusetts psychology programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston College | Chestnut Hill | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $44,760 | 81 |
| 2 | Williams College | Williamstown | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $43,943 | 44 |
| 3 | Endicott College | Beverly | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $43,646 | 36 |
| 4 | College of the Holy Cross | Worcester | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $41,099 | 110 |
| 5 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | Lowell | Public, 4-year | $40,054 | 181 |
| 6 | Lesley University | Cambridge | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $39,211 | 68 |
| 7 | Boston University | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $39,175 | 155 |
| 8 | Bay Path University | Longmeadow | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $38,960 | 53 |
| 9 | Assumption University | Worcester | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $38,697 | 30 |
| 10 | Worcester State University | Worcester | Public, 4-year | $38,169 | 141 |
| 11 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | Boston | Public, 4-year | $38,151 | 250 |
| 12 | Suffolk University | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $38,020 | 85 |
| 13 | Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg | Public, 4-year | $37,545 | 51 |
| 14 | Stonehill College | Easton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $37,460 | 87 |
| 15 | Salem State University | Salem | Public, 4-year | $36,492 | 152 |
| 16 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | North Dartmouth | Public, 4-year | $36,382 | 158 |
| 17 | Bridgewater State University | Bridgewater | Public, 4-year | $35,718 | 424 |
| 18 | Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | Norton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $34,746 | 45 |
| 19 | Merrimack College | North Andover | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $34,453 | 33 |
| 20 | Framingham State University | Framingham | Public, 4-year | $34,353 | 120 |
| 21 | Clark University | Worcester | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $33,264 | 64 |
| 22 | Springfield College | Springfield | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $33,197 | 39 |
| 23 | Lasell University | Newton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $33,105 | 30 |
| 24 | Curry College | Milton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $33,077 | 64 |
| 25 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | North Adams | Public, 4-year | $32,855 | 40 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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