by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 195,678 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,611 and had an average of $25,989 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 13,480 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,840 and $26,489 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,454 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 65 colleges that offered a degree in psychology. To top this list, a school must have a successful psychology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree psychology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s. This large school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 704 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simmons University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 195 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William James College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s. This small school is located in Newton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 114 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 65 schools in the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bay Path University landed the #4 spot on the list. Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. It awarded 113 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 85 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Harvard University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. Harvard is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 82 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Western Connecticut State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Located in Danbury, Connecticut, this small public school handed out 70 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Regis College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Weston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 65 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Cambridge College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 60 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of New Haven landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in West Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 45 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 45 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Psychology Report
University of Southern Maine ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 39 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Psychology at University of Southern Maine
University of Saint Joseph ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. USJ is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 39 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Assumption University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 36 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Yale University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #15. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 34 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Salve Regina University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. Salve Regina University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Newport, Rhode Island. It awarded 33 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
American International College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. American International College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 31 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Tufts University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Tufts University is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 28 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, Westfield State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Westfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northeastern University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. Northeastern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a fairly large public school situated in Lowell, Massachusetts. It awarded 27 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. UMass Dartmouth is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Salem State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Salem, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Sacred Heart University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Sacred Heart University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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