2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid” 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. 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 Rhode Island, there were 594 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,720 and $24,853 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Rhode Island (With Aid)

#1

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island

$16,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rhode Island College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 4 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIC, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rhode Island College are $16,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid. URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

URI also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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