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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 134,326 general psychology students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country. 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 $30-$48k” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k list. Boston University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” 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.

Read more about General Psychology at Boston University

#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UVM is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 7 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UVM are $33,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341.

Full UMass Amherst General Psychology Report

#4

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352.

Read more about General Psychology at UMaine

#5

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 #5 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Clark is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Clark also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. 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 more about General Psychology at Clark University

#6 in overall quality

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. 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 whose families make $30-$48k 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 University of New Hampshire - Main Campus are $29,970.

Read more about General Psychology at UNH

#7

Western New England University

Springfield, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Western New England University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Western New England, the school also landed the #4 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 Western New England are $25,812.

Read more about General Psychology at Western New England

#8

American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

American International College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

AIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at AIC are $12,717, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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