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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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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” ranking.

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 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” ranking analyzed 8 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.

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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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. American International College is a small school located in Springfield, Massachusetts that handed out 1 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Psychology at American International College

#2

Western New England University

Springfield, Massachusetts
#4 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, Western New England University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Western New England also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western New England University are $25,812, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Psychology at Western New England University

#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. UNH is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 1 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNH General Psychology Report

#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMass Amherst General Psychology Report

#5

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 #5 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 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 University of Vermont are $33,326.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of Vermont

#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. UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

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 University of Maine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMaine General Psychology Report

#7

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Clark University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. 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.

Clark did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clark are $47,730, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Boston University 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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