Is a Research and Experimental Psychology degree worth it?
Across 50 schools, graduates of Research and Experimental Psychology earn a median $51,400 five years out on $20,756 of debt. Graduates most commonly work as Child, Family, and School Social Workers (modeled from the federal CIP-to-SOC crosswalk). These earnings and debt figures come from the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Median 5-yr pay
$51,400
Median debt
$20,756
Years to pay off
3.8
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
37%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+5.4%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
-10.2%
$50,596 vs $55,739
Net price
$21,112/yr
Debt-test failures
2.6%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$12,203
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Research and Experimental Psychology in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.