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2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Psychology in Rhode Island

7 Colleges in Rhode Island

88 Master's Degrees

A master's degree in psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #7 out of 37 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Rhode Island to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 88 master's degrees in psychology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Psychology School for Your Master's Degree

The psychology master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Psychology in Rhode Island ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of psychology students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for psychology.

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Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Psychology in Rhode Island

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in psychology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Psychology Students Working on Their Master's

Salve Regina University
Newport, RI

43 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In RI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Salve Regina University is a popular decision for students interested in a master's degree in psychology. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Newport. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in psychology in Rhode Island.

There were roughly 43 psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at Salve Regina in the most recent data year.

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Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI

16 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In RI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in psychology needs to take a look at Roger Williams University. RWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Bristol. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in psychology in Rhode Island.

There were approximately 16 psychology students who graduated with this degree at RWU in the most recent data year.

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Rhode Island College
Providence, RI

12 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In RI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in psychology needs to look into Rhode Island College. RIC is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Providence. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for master's degrees in psychology in Rhode Island.

There were approximately 12 psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at RIC in the most recent data year.

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in psychology needs to take a look at University of Rhode Island. URI is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Kingston. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in psychology in Rhode Island.

There were about 8 psychology students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent year we have data available.

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Brown University
Providence, RI

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Brown is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in psychology in Rhode Island.

There were approximately 5 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available.

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Johnson & Wales University - Online
Providence, RI

4 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a master’s in psychology from Johnson & Wales University - Online

Johnson & Wales University - Providence
Providence, RI

JWU Providence is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Providence. More information about a master’s in psychology from Johnson & Wales University - Providence

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Best Psychology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Psychology Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	33	1,097
Connecticut	30	434
Maine	27	19
New Hampshire	26	568
Vermont	25	57

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	74
General Psychology	9
Child Development & Psychology	5

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Education	346
Social Sciences	59
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	33
Library Science	33
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	26
Communication & Journalism	23
History	20

Notes and References

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).
Credit for the banner image above goes to Nevit Dilmen. More about our data sources and methodologies.

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