Indiana·Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations·SOC 19-3039

Best Psychologist, All Other programs in Indiana, ranked by enrollment

All psychologists not listed.

47 schools in Indiana run programs that feed this job, graduating 5,549 people a year. The job pays a median of $123,640 in Indiana across about 200 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledNeuropsychologistStaff PsychologistClinical NeuropsychologistPediatric NeuropsychologistBoard Certified NeuropsychologistPediatric Clinical NeuropsychologistEthnologistPaleologist
Graduates / yr
5,549
in Indiana
Median pay · Indiana
$123,640
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
200
people employed
Schools
47
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
54%
across those schools
Median net price
$20,442
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Indiana that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

17 programs in Indiana that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Indiana (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Indiana page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 42.0101In Indiana
2,023
36.5%
40$31,426$25,250
2
CIP 30.1701In Indiana
1,758
31.7%
3$36,206$29,240
3
CIP 42.2814In Indiana
503
9.1%
5$33,805$27,000
4
CIP 42.2704In Indiana
487
8.8%
3$34,454$21,878
5
CIP 42.2799In Indiana
347
6.3%
3$34,454$21,878
6
CIP 45.0401In Indiana
127
2.3%
6$37,366$25,000
7
CIP 42.2899In Indiana
99
1.8%
4$33,805$27,000
8
CIP 42.2806In Indiana
97
1.7%
3$33,805$27,000
9
CIP 42.2813In Indiana
42
0.8%
2$33,805$27,000
10
CIP 42.2708In Indiana
19
0.3%
1$34,454$21,878
11
CIP 19.0706In Indiana
16
0.3%
3$31,642$23,092
12
CIP 42.2802In Indiana
15
0.3%
1$33,805$27,000
13
CIP 42.2707In Indiana
6
0.1%
1$34,454$21,878
14
CIP 42.9999In Indiana
4
0.1%
2$36,890$18,200
15
CIP 42.2701In Indiana
3
0.1%
1$34,454$21,878
16
CIP 42.2706In Indiana
2
0.0%
1$34,454$21,878
17
CIP 19.0702In Indiana
1
0.0%
1$31,642$23,092

Top 25 schools in Indiana

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 28 of the 47 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Purdue University Global
West Lafayette, IN Public · 3 feeder programs
2,189Behavioral Sciences50%
2Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN Public · 2 feeder programs
403Experimental Psychology$31,17283%50%
3Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN Public · 3 feeder programs
382Research and Experimental Psychology, Other$31,12980%78%
4Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN Public · 2 feeder programs
345Psychology, General$26,68840%
5Ball State University
Muncie, IN Public · 7 feeder programs
342Psychology, General$31,30562%85%
6Indiana University - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN Public · 3 feeder programs
225Psychology, General$34,43254%76%
7Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN Public · 2 feeder programs
192Psychology, General$35,74243%81%
8Indiana University - East
Richmond, IN Public · 1 feeder programs
143Psychology, General$33,93840%67%
9Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global
Marion, IN Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
123Psychology, General35%$18,316
10University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
116Psychology, General95%$19,45211%
11University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
89Psychology, General$32,23756%$18,93066%
12Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN Public · 1 feeder programs
75Experimental Psychology$32,03136%84%
13Butler University
Indianapolis, IN Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
72Psychology, General80%$35,69685%
14University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN Public · 1 feeder programs
65Psychology, General$33,84648%96%
15Purdue University Northwest
Hammond, IN Public · 2 feeder programs
59Psychology, General$27,43643%72%
16Indiana University - Southeast
New Albany, IN Public · 1 feeder programs
55Psychology, General$33,43839%84%
17Grace College and Theological Seminary
Winona Lake, IN Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
46Psychology, General$27,35769%$16,21682%
18Indiana Institute of Technology
Fort Wayne, IN Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
45Psychology, General$36,11148%$20,66170%
19Indiana University - Northwest
Gary, IN Public · 1 feeder programs
45Psychology, General$24,06137%73%
20Taylor University
Upland, IN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
43Psychology, General$30,31174%$20,83674%
21Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
37Psychology, General$31,05770%$20,15589%
22Indiana Wesleyan University - Marion
Marion, IN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
36Psychology, General$35,03967%$21,35189%
23Indiana University - South Bend
South Bend, IN Public · 2 feeder programs
30Psychology, General$32,14340%84%
24Indiana University - Kokomo
Kokomo, IN Public · 1 feeder programs
27Psychology, General$32,82646%86%
25Vincennes University
Vincennes, IN Public · 1 feeder programs
27Behavioral Sciences39%

All 47 schools in Indiana

Every school in Indiana with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Indiana that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Purdue University GlobalWest LafayettePublic2,1893
Purdue University - Main CampusWest LafayettePublic4032
Indiana University - BloomingtonBloomingtonPublic3823
Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolisPublic3452
Ball State UniversityMunciePublic3427
Indiana University - IndianapolisIndianapolisPublic2253
Indiana State UniversityTerre HautePublic1922
Indiana University - EastRichmondPublic1431
Indiana Wesleyan University - National & GlobalMarionPrivate not-for-profit1233
University of Notre DameNotre DamePrivate not-for-profit1162
University of IndianapolisIndianapolisPrivate not-for-profit891
Purdue University Fort WayneFort WaynePublic751
Butler UniversityIndianapolisPrivate not-for-profit723
University of Southern IndianaEvansvillePublic651
Purdue University NorthwestHammondPublic592

What psychologists, all other earn in Indiana

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Indiana
$123,640
Mean annual
$117,770
Jobs in state
200
What the range looks like
10th pct$64,570Median$123,64090th pct$163,330
Versus the national median
+11.5%

U.S. median $110,840. Indiana pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
0.51×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Indiana

Bloomington, IN
$131,890median
30 jobs
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
$106,370median
90 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+4.3%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
3,900
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
2,400
55,300 → 57,700
Typical entry education
Master's degree
Plus internship/residency

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Psychologists, All Other page.

How to become a Psychologist, All Other

Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above
Typical entry education
Master's degree
On-the-job training
Internship/residency

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Top skills

Active ListeningReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingWritingSpeakingActive Learning

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Indiana

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 25 majors mapped to Psychologists, All Other24 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 19.0702Adult Development and Aging
  • 19.0706Child Development
  • 19.0711Early Childhood and Family Studies
  • 30.1701Behavioral Sciences
  • 42.0101Psychology, General
  • 42.2701Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
  • 42.2702Comparative Psychology
  • 42.2704Experimental Psychology
  • 42.2705Personality Psychology
  • 42.2706Behavioral Neuroscience
  • 42.2707Social Psychology
  • 42.2708Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology
  • 42.2709Psychopharmacology
  • 42.2799Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • 42.2802Community Psychology
  • 42.2806Educational Psychology
  • 42.2807Clinical Child Psychology
  • 42.2808Environmental Psychology
  • 42.2810Health/Medical Psychology
  • 42.2811Family Psychology
  • 42.2812Forensic Psychology
  • 42.2813Applied Psychology
  • 42.2814Applied Behavior Analysis
  • 42.2815Performance and Sport Psychology
  • 42.2816Somatic Psychology(no graduates reported)

Common questions

Answers for people weighing psychologists, all other programs in Indiana.

What degree do you need to become a Psychologist, All Other?+

Master's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Psychology, General, which awarded 2,023 degrees in Indiana in 2024-25, 36.5% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Psychologist, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 17 programs to this occupation. The largest are Psychology, Behavioral Sciences, Research and Experimental Psychology, Clinical, plus 3 more. Together they graduate about 5,549 people a year in Indiana.

How much do psychologists, all other earn in Indiana?+

The median is $123,640 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 11.5% above the U.S. median of $110,840. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for psychologists, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +4.3% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 3,900 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Indiana?+

47 institutions in Indiana reported graduates from at least one of the 17 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do psychologists, all other work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Neuropsychologist, Staff Psychologist, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Board Certified Neuropsychologist, Pediatric Clinical Neuropsychologist among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 19-3039.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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