About Psychprograms.com
We're a small, independent team that builds free research tools for people navigating psychology education and careers. No admissions office agenda, no recruiter spin — just data, context, and honest guidance.
Why Psychprograms.com Exists
If you've ever tried to research psychology programs online, you know the landscape: generic listicles that rank schools nobody's heard of, "guides" that are really just lead-gen forms, and salary data copy-pasted from the same BLS page with zero context. It's frustrating when you're trying to make a decision that costs tens of thousands of dollars and shapes the next decade of your career.
Psychprograms.com started because the founder — a psych grad who also happened to know how to build websites — got tired of sending friends and classmates to the same bad resources. The idea was simple: build the site we wished existed when we were figuring out our own paths. One that treats readers like adults, cites its sources, and doesn't bury the honest trade-offs behind a "request info" button.
Every career guide, program ranking, and salary breakdown on this site is built from publicly verifiable data — BLS statistics, NCES institutional records, accreditation databases, and published outcome reports. We link directly to our sources so you can check our work. That's the standard we hold ourselves to, and it's the standard we think students deserve.
What We Cover
Career Guides
Step-by-step roadmaps for psychology careers — what the job actually looks like, what it pays, and how to get there.
Program Rankings
Data-driven rankings of accredited psychology programs — scored on outcomes, affordability, and accreditation, not ad spend.
Salary Data
Detailed salary breakdowns by role, state, experience level, and employer type — sourced from BLS and professional surveys.
Guides & Resources
In-depth guides on licensing, admissions, specializations, and planning your career in psychology.
Our Editorial Process
Every page on Psychprograms.com goes through the same process. We're not a newsroom with a staff of 50 — we're a small team that cares about getting it right, so we move methodically:
Primary Source Research
We start with official data: BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, NCES College Navigator, APA and CACREP accreditation databases, state licensing board requirements, and published institutional outcome reports. If we can't find a primary source, we don't publish the claim.
Accreditation Verification
Every program we rank or recommend is verified against the relevant accreditation body's directory — APA, CACREP, ABAI, NASP, or regional accreditors like HLC and SACSCOC. We link to these directories so you can verify status yourself.
Writing & Context
We write for real people making real decisions. That means including the trade-offs, the honest salary ranges (not just the ceiling), the time commitments, and the debt loads. If a career path has downsides, we say so.
Regular Updates
Content is reviewed and refreshed as new data becomes available — when BLS publishes updated salary figures, when accreditation statuses change, or when programs modify their tuition or format. Every page displays its last-updated date.
Meet the Founder
Taylor Rupe
Founder & Editor
Taylor studied psychology at the University of Washington in Seattle, where he developed a genuine interest in how people make decisions about education and careers — and a growing frustration with the quality of information available to students trying to navigate those decisions.
After completing a second degree in Computer Science at Oregon State University, he had the unusual combination of skills needed to do something about it: deep familiarity with the psychology education landscape, and the technical ability to build a research platform from scratch.
Psychprograms.com is the result. Taylor researches and writes the majority of the site's content — career guides, program rankings, and salary analyses — drawing on publicly available data from the BLS, NCES, APA, and accreditation databases. He also designed and built the site itself, from the ranking methodology to the front-end code.
When he's not digging through IPEDS data or debugging CSS, Taylor is probably grinding OSRS, enjoying a walk in the PNW with his girlfriend, playing with his two cats, or explaining to someone that no, a psychology degree doesn't mean he can read minds.
Advertising Disclosure
Psychprograms.com is an independently operated, advertising-supported website. Some of the programs featured on this site are from partners who compensate us. Here's what that means in practice:
- Rankings are editorial. Compensation does not influence our program rankings, scoring methodology, or the order in which programs appear. Rankings are determined by our composite scoring system based on accreditation, outcomes, affordability, and flexibility.
- We only feature accredited programs. Every school on this site holds current accreditation from a recognized accrediting body. We verify this independently and link to the relevant accreditation directory.
- Affiliate links are clearly contextualized. When we link to a program's website, we may earn a commission if you enroll. This doesn't change the price you pay. It does help us keep the site free and ad-light.
- Career and salary content is non-commercial. Our career guides, salary data, and educational resources are written entirely for informational purposes with no affiliate relationships.
Get in Touch
Have a question, correction, or suggestion? We read everything that comes in.
info@psychprograms.com