2024 Best General Psychology Schools in the New England Region
77Colleges in the New England Region
9,899Psychology Degrees Awarded
$33,289Avg Early-Career Salary
General Psychology is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #4 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 77 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Psychology Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 9,899 degrees in general psychology to qualified students.
Your choice of general psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general psychology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Psychology Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for General Psychology in the New England Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the psychology degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Harvard University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general psychology. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.
There were about 62 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year.
University of Connecticut is a great decision for students interested in a degree in general psychology. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were approximately 408 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program make an average of $32,079 for their early career.
Boston University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general psychology. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were about 300 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available. Those general psychology students who get their degree from Boston University make $3,684 more than the typical psychology grad.
University of Massachusetts Amherst is a good choice for students interested in a degree in general psychology. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #81 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.
There were approximately 512 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, psychology degree recipients typically earn an average of $33,355 in their early careers.
Boston College is a large private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Chestnut Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boston College is a great college overall.
There were about 127 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the general psychology major at Boston College earn $3,973 more than the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Located in the town of Williamstown, Williams is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #68 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Williams is a great college overall.
There were roughly 38 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Williams in the most recent year we have data available. Those general psychology students who get their degree from Williams College receive $7,471 more than the standard psychology grad.
Located in the city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #120 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Providence is a great college overall.
There were approximately 77 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Providence in the most recent year we have data available. General Psychology degree recipients from Providence College earn a boost of around $3,486 above the typical income of general psychology majors.
Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were approximately 196 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career income of $32,967.
Clark is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Worcester. This university ranks 23rd out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 106 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Clark in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, psychology degree recipients generally make around $29,287 in their early careers.
UMass Boston is a large public university located in the city of Boston. This university ranks 24th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 294 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMass Boston in the most recent year we have data available. General Psychology degree recipients from University of Massachusetts - Boston get an earnings boost of about $2,281 over the average earnings of general psychology majors.
Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Worcester. A Best Colleges rank of #159 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Holy Cross is a great college overall.
There were roughly 115 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Holy Cross in the most recent year we have data available. General Psychology degree recipients from College of the Holy Cross get an earnings boost of around $4,320 over the average income of general psychology majors.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Psychology Schools in the New England Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of general psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general psychology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
