Bachelor's-4% vs national median1,048 grads tracked
Research and Experimental Psychology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Ranked 12th of 28 bachelor's programs in Research and Experimental Psychology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,694
middle 50%: $25,706 – $43,347
Median · 5 years out
$53,270
middle 50%: $40,028 – $66,587
Median · 10 years out
$71,006
middle 50%: $53,078 – $90,195
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Research and Experimental Psychology (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Bachelor's degree earners in research psychology see $34k in their first year. Median salaries climb to $71k after ten years.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
8 yrs
≈ $9,649 total interest
Same major at other universities
Quinnipiac University
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$62,001 · 5 yrs out
Wabash College
$61,630 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$61,408 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$59,793 · 5 yrs out
Marymount University
$57,957 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$55,646 · 5 yrs out
Saint Olaf College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$50,866 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$49,902 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$49,468 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Missouri State University
$49,328 · 5 yrs out
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$210,810 · 5 yrs out
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