by our College Data Analytics Team
This year's Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking looked at 47 colleges that offer a bachelor's in psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent psychology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the psychology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 the Best Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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Check out the psychology programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Bay Path University has taken the #1 spot in this year's psychology ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Longmeadow, Bay Path is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 1.3% of Bay Path students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,626 students at Bay Path are exclusively online. About 1,300 of the students at Bay Path are attending part time.
Boston College landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best psychology schools for non-traditional students. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill. Boston College also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Psychology in the New England Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 6,590 students take at least one class online at Boston College. There are roughly 1,916 part time students in attendance at Boston College.
Lesley University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best psychology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Lesley excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Psychology in the New England Region list.
About 1.5% of Lesley students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 779 of Lesley students are exclusively distance learners. About 2,071 of the students at Lesley are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Southern New Hampshire University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.
The student loan default rate at SNHU is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. 138,672 of SNHU students are exclusively distance learners. About 102,147 of the students at SNHU are attending part time.
Boston University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best psychology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. Boston U also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Psychology in the New England Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Boston U is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. 4,032 of Boston U students are exclusively distance learners. 7,057 of Boston U students are attending part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Massachusetts Amherst. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population. UMass Amherst not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Psychology in the New England Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. 4,105 of UMass Amherst students are exclusively distance learners. 6,786 students are part time.
Full Psychology at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report
University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best psychology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. There are approximately 2,088 students at UMass Boston that take at least one class online. 4,332 of UMass Boston students are attending part time.
Westfield State University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Westfield is a small public school located in the suburb of Westfield.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 2,052 students take at least one class online at Westfield. 1,138 of Westfield students are attending part time.
Read full report on Psychology at Westfield State University
Rivier University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Nashua.
The student loan default rate at Rivier is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. 733 of Rivier students are exclusively distance learners. About 1,262 of the students at Rivier are attending part time.
University of Connecticut comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population. UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Psychology in the New England Region list.
The student loan default rate at UCONN is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,648 students at UCONN that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,257 part time students in attendance at UCONN.
Explore the best for non-traditional students psychology colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 4,506 |
| New Hampshire | 2,199 |
| Vermont | 355 |
| Maine | 472 |
| Rhode Island | 729 |
| Connecticut | 1,840 |
| Major | Annual Graduates |
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Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
References
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