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2022 Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k

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Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Other Research & Experimental Psychology is the 122nd most popular major in the country with 7,836 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7,065 other research and experimental psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 72 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other research and experimental psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other research and experimental psychology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the other research and experimental psychology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Research & Experimental Psychology (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 72 schools in the Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #1 spot on the list. Duke is a private not-for-profit institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 127 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Duke University is $-1,314 for Bachelor’s Degree Research & Experimental Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k. A negative average net price may seem strange, but it generally means that financial aid will more than cover the cost to attend the school.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Stanford, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 52 degrees to qualified bachelors’s research and experimental psychology students in 2019-2020.

Stanford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Stanford is $1,145 for bachelor’s degree research & experimental psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Stanford University Other Research & Experimental Psychology Report

#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. UPenn is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 71 bachelors’s research and experimental psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn also took the #9 spot in our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UPenn is $4,833 for bachelor’s degree research & experimental psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#4

Pomona College

Claremont, California
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 72 schools in the Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pomona College landed the #4 spot on the list. Pomona College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Claremont, California. It awarded 16 bachelors’s research and experimental psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Pomona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $8,655 for bachelor’s degree research & experimental psychology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Pomona College.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#5

Scripps College

Claremont, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Scripps College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Claremont, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s research and experimental psychology degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Scripps also made our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Scripps College is $7,880 for bachelor’s degree research & experimental psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Other Research & Experimental Psychology at Scripps College

#6

Colgate University

Hamilton, New York
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Colgate University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Colgate University is a small school located in Hamilton, New York that handed out 40 bachelors’s research and experimental psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Colgate also took the #5 spot in our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Colgate is $8,958 for Bachelor’s Degree Research & Experimental Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Colgate University Other Research & Experimental Psychology Report

#12 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Columbia is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 129 bachelors’s research and experimental psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also made our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia University in the City of New York is $4,287 for Bachelor’s Degree Research & Experimental Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#8

Amherst College

Amherst, Massachusetts
#15 in overall quality

Amherst College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s research and experimental psychology degrees to 55 students in 2019-2020.

Amherst also took the #15 spot in our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Amherst College is $4,423 for Bachelor’s Degree Research & Experimental Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Research & Experimental Psychology at Amherst

#14 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 473 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s research and experimental psychology students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $7,467 for bachelor’s degree research & experimental psychology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UW Seattle.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Other Research & Experimental Psychology Report

#10

Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Middlebury College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Middlebury, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 35 degrees to qualified bachelors’s research and experimental psychology students in 2019-2020.

Middlebury also made our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for Middlebury is $8,616 for bachelor’s degree research & experimental psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Research & Experimental Psychology at Middlebury College

#11

Bates College

Lewiston, Maine
#20 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Bates College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Bates is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lewiston, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bates not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $9,039 for bachelor’s degree research & experimental psychology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Bates.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Research & Experimental Psychology at Bates

#12

Hamilton College

Clinton, New York
#13 in overall quality

Hamilton College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Hamilton is located in Clinton, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s research and experimental psychology degrees to qualified students.

Hamilton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $11,385 for Bachelor’s Degree Research & Experimental Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Hamilton College.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#13

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California
#7 in overall quality

University of California - Berkeley did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #13. UC Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 275 bachelors’s research and experimental psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree research & experimental psychology students whose families make $30-$48k list, UC Berkeley has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Berkeley is $9,130 for Bachelor’s Degree Research & Experimental Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#14

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

Swarthmore College landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s research and experimental psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Swarthmore College is $8,701 for bachelor’s degree research & experimental psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#15

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. IU Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 293 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Indiana University - Bloomington is $6,192 for Bachelor’s Degree Research & Experimental Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Indiana University - Bloomington Other Research & Experimental Psychology Report

#16

Wellesley College

Wellesley, Massachusetts
#18 in overall quality

Wellesley College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #16. Wellesley is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wellesley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Wellesley College is $4,519 for bachelor’s degree research & experimental psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#17

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#25 in overall quality

Northeastern University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Northeastern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 112 bachelors’s research and experimental psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northeastern University is $12,823 for Bachelor’s Degree Research & Experimental Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full Northeastern University Other Research & Experimental Psychology Report

University of California - Irvine came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s research and experimental psychology degrees to 117 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for UC Irvine is $10,373 for Bachelor’s Degree Research & Experimental Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 542 bachelors’s research and experimental psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $8,464 for bachelor’s degree research & experimental psychology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UIUC.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#20

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, New York
#8 in overall quality

Vassar College landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Vassar College is a small school located in Poughkeepsie, New York that handed out 44 bachelors’s research and experimental psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vassar, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Vassar College is $6,080 for Bachelor’s Degree Research & Experimental Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Research & Experimental Psychology at Vassar College

#21

University of California - Riverside

Riverside, California

University of California - Riverside landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of California - Riverside is a large public school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 600 bachelors’s research and experimental psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend UCR is $9,151 for bachelor’s degree research & experimental psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#22

Barnard College

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #22, Barnard College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Barnard College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 75 bachelors’s research and experimental psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Barnard also made our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Barnard is $9,884 for Bachelor’s Degree Research & Experimental Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#16 in overall quality

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #23. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s research and experimental psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Tech, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is $11,454 for bachelor’s degree research & experimental psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#19 in overall quality

University of California - Davis landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of California - Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 806 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also made our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #19. The estimated yearly cost for UC Davis is $10,769 for Bachelor’s Degree Research & Experimental Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UC Davis Other Research & Experimental Psychology Report

#25

Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts

Smith College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Smith is a small school located in Northampton, Massachusetts that handed out 64 bachelors’s research and experimental psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Smith College is $10,169 for bachelor’s degree research & experimental psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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