by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 195,678 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, psychology is the 8th most popular major in the United States. 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.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 137 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 psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region 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. SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2,350 ’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region list. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 514 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 493 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region list. Boston University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 370 ’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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 137 schools in the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 369 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Bridgewater State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region list. Bridgewater State is a medium-sized public school situated in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. It awarded 353 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Rhode Island landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 283 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Boston College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region ranking. Boston College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 272 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 296 ’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bay Path University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region list. Bay Path University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 262 ’s 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%.
Simmons University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s psychology degrees to 220 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
William James College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region ranking. William James College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 222 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, this fairly large public school handed out 196 diplomas to qualified ’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Worcester State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s psychology degrees to 193 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Salem State University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region list. Salem State University is a medium-sized school located in Salem, Massachusetts that handed out 174 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeastern University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s psychology degrees to 188 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Vermont ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region list. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this fairly large public school handed out 165 diplomas to qualified ’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Harvard University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region ranking. Harvard is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 158 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Rhode Island College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #19. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 169 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. Western Connecticut State University is located in Danbury, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 153 ’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Wesleyan University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region ranking. Wesleyan U is a small school located in Middletown, Connecticut that handed out 149 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 8 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 #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region ranking. University of New Haven is a medium-sized school located in West Haven, Connecticut that handed out 149 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Sacred Heart University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region list. Sacred Heart University is a medium-sized school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 147 ’s psychology 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%.
Central Connecticut State University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region list. Central Connecticut State University is located in New Britain, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 146 ’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Southern Connecticut State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the New England Region ranking. Southern Connecticut State University is a medium-sized public school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 160 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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