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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 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 For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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. In 2017-2018, general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,999 and had an average of $26,247 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 9,001 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,531 and $25,490 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.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general psychology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Psychology at Boston University

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UVM is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 7 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVM, the school also landed the #3 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 University of Vermont are $33,326.

Read full report on General Psychology at UVM

#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #3 spot on the list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree psychology students whose families make $0-$30k list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Psychology at UMass Amherst

#4

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #4 spot on the list. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 1 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at UMaine

#5

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree psychology students whose families make $0-$30k list, Clark has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clark University are $47,730, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Clark University General Psychology Report

#6 in overall quality

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 1 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree psychology students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNH has also earned the #6 rank 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 UNH are $29,970.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

#7

Western New England University

Springfield, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Western New England University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. 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 also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western New England University are $25,812, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Western New England University General Psychology Report

#8

American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

American International College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

AIC also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at American International College are $12,717, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full American International College General Psychology Report

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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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