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Experimental Psychology (Bachelor's) Programs in Minnesota, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

  • 5 programs report first-year pay
  • 5 also report federal debt
  • Bachelor's in Research and Experimental Psychology

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Minnesota experimental psychology bachelor's program pays its graduates $36,600 in their first year, $2,146 more than the national median. Carleton College reports the highest first-year pay ($39,238), and Carleton College the lowest median debt ($16,700).

Median first-year pay$36,600National $34,454
Median pay after 5 years$51,801National $51,801
Median federal debt$25,000National $21,499
Debt-to-earnings68%National 63%

All 5 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

Debt and first-year pay at every Minnesota experimental psychology program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Minnesota medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 5 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

  1. Carleton College$39,238
  2. Macalester College$38,027
  3. Metropolitan State University$36,600
  4. St Olaf College$35,070
  5. University of Minnesota$31,027

Lowest median debt

  1. Carleton College$16,700
  2. University of Minnesota$20,625
  3. St Olaf College$25,000
  4. Macalester College$26,000
  5. Metropolitan State University$28,375

Lowest debt for the pay

  1. Carleton College43%
  2. University of Minnesota66%
  3. Macalester College68%
  4. St Olaf College71%
  5. Metropolitan State University78%

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

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

$67,450

Median pay in Minnesota. 6,540 people work in this job in Minnesota. 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.

Bottom 10%: $47,890Top 10%: $99,320

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

$89,950

Median pay in Minnesota. 6,760 people work in this job in Minnesota. 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.

Bottom 10%: $65,140Top 10%: $141,070

Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

$107,030

Median pay in Minnesota. 1,290 people work in this job in Minnesota. 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.

Bottom 10%: $62,290Top 10%: $163,610

Social Science Research Assistants

$44,920

Median pay in Minnesota. 300 people work in this job in Minnesota. 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.

Bottom 10%: $38,080Top 10%: $68,070

Common questions

Carleton College in Northfield reports the highest median first-year pay, $39,238. Its median federal debt is $16,700.

Related pages

Experimental Psychology (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked85 programs by pay and debt

About this data

  • Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
  • 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 Minnesota rankings when their main campus is in another state.
  • Medians are across the experimental psychology bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
  4. NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024