2026 Best Value Experimental Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania
[Experimental Psychology](/majors/psychology/child-development-psychology/experimental-psychology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for experimental psychology students.
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2026 Best Value Experimental Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the experimental psychology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Experimental Psychology Schools
For return on investment in experimental psychology, no school beat Gettysburg College this year. Located in the town of Gettysburg, Gettysburg College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $66,640. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the experimental psychology program here. Early-career experimental psychology graduates make about $41,599. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 39%.
A rank of #2 makes University Of Pennsylvania one of the best values for experimental psychology. Located in the city of Philadelphia, University Of Pennsylvania is a very large private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $68,686 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $18,125 to complete the experimental psychology program here. Soon after graduation, experimental psychology degree recipients from University Of Pennsylvania generally make around $99,682. Set against $18,125 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 5% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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