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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the New England Region

8 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$33,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 134,326 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 9,001 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree psychology students.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the New England Region

#1

American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#7 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 #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. AIC is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at AIC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at AIC are $12,717, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full AIC General Psychology Report

#2

Western New England University

Springfield, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New England University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Springfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Western New England did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western New England are $25,812.

Full Western New England University General Psychology Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree psychology students list, UNH has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNH General Psychology Report

#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMass Amherst General Psychology Report

#5

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. University of Vermont is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

UVM also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Vermont are $33,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Vermont General Psychology Report

#6

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#8 in overall quality

University of Maine ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. University of Maine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 1 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMaine, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Psychology at UMaine

#7

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Clark University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. Clark is a small school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 3 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clark, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clark University are $47,730.

Read full report on General Psychology at Clark University

#8

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Boston University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Boston University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Boston U also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at Boston University

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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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