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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

7 Ranked Colleges
157 Degrees Awarded
$40,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree psychology students.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Massachusetts

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 6 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” 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 University of Massachusetts Amherst

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at UMass Lowell

#3

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school situated in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. It awarded 5 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Dartmouth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 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 Dartmouth are $30,153.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

#4

William James College

Newton, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, William James College landed the #4 spot on the list. William James College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Newton, Massachusetts. It awarded 43 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

William James College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at William James College are $34,900, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#4 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 Master’s in Massachusetts. Clark University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree psychology students list, Clark has also earned the #4 rank 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.

Full Clark General Psychology Report

#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Harvard University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #6. Harvard is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 43 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree psychology students list, Harvard has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654.

Read more about General Psychology at Harvard

#7

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #7. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 36 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 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 Boston University are $57,666.

Read full report on General Psychology at Boston University

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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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