Wellesley College Experimental Psychology (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Research and Experimental Psychology
- Private nonprofit college
- Wellesley, MA
- About 68 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Wellesley College experimental psychology graduates earn about what experimental psychology graduates earn nationally, $36,283 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $12,500 in federal loans, less than at 96% of experimental psychology programs in the country. Strong value, but not one of the highest-paying experimental psychology degrees in Massachusetts.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Massachusetts and national columns are the medians across all experimental psychology bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every Massachusetts experimental psychology program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Massachusetts medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Does family income change the outcome?
Graduates who received Pell Grants, which go to students from lower-income families, earned $7,341 less in their first year than other graduates. Students who expect to rely on grants should weigh this gap.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $133 a month, or 4.4% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
41% of graduates (19 of 46) were working in Massachusetts one year after graduating. Prices in the Boston area are about 8% above the national average, so a $36,283 salary here buys what about $33,513 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to experimental psychology, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
$75,570Median pay in Massachusetts. 10,900 people work in this job in Massachusetts. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 33,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
$128,210Median pay in Massachusetts. 17,100 people work in this job in Massachusetts. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 13% from 2025 to 2035, with about 10,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: doctoral or professional degree.
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
$115,180Median pay in Massachusetts. 2,860 people work in this job in Massachusetts. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 12% from 2025 to 2035, with about 4,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: doctoral or professional degree.
Social Science Research Assistants
$63,480Median pay in Massachusetts. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 4,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
About Wellesley College
Experimental Psychology ranks 11th of 12 bachelor's programs at Wellesley College by first-year earnings. The top three are Computer and Information Science ($100,644), Economics ($86,367), and Political Science ($50,214).
Other experimental psychology bachelor's programs near Wellesley
Common questions
The median graduate earns $36,283 one year after graduating. The median across experimental psychology bachelor's programs in Massachusetts is $37,979.
The median federal loan balance is $12,500, which ranks 2nd lowest of 9 experimental psychology bachelor's programs in Massachusetts. That works out to about $133 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 34% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 63%. If the highest possible early salary is the main goal, several Massachusetts programs report higher pay, usually with more debt.
Many leave. 41% (19 of 46) were working in Massachusetts one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Massachusetts comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the experimental psychology program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024