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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k

5 Ranked Colleges
31 Degrees Awarded
$35,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 134,326 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Massachusetts, there were 3,858 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general 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 general psychology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $75-$110k) in Massachusetts

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k list. UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

UMass Amherst also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst General Psychology Report

#2

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.

Full Boston U General Psychology Report

#3

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clark University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k. Clark University is a small school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 3 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Clark also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clark are $47,730, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Psychology at Clark

#4

Western New England University

Springfield, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western New England University landed the #4 spot on the list. Western New England is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Western New England did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western New England University are $25,812.

Read full report on General Psychology at Western New England

#5

American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American International College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k. American International College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

AIC also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at AIC are $12,717, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at American International College

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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