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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
157 Degrees Awarded
$39,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k” 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. 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 Massachusetts, there were 3,858 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,982 and $24,514 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 157 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree psychology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $48-$75k) in Massachusetts

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 43 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Harvard also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at Harvard

#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the #2 spot on the list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston College also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston College General Psychology Report

#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Psychology at UMass Amherst

#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #4 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. 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

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Lowell, Massachusetts, and it awarded 15 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Psychology Master’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 UMass Lowell are $26,990.

Full UMass Lowell General Psychology Report

#6

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Clark University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clark, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clark University are $47,730, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Psychology at Clark University

#7

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. UMass Dartmouth is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

UMass Dartmouth also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Dartmouth are $30,153, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth 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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