by our College Data Analytics Team
Psychology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Massachusetts. With 4,520 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that of the 137,622 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 3.3% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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 tops the 2021 list of our schools in Massachusetts that are best for non-traditional psychology students. Located in the suburb of Longmeadow, Bay Path is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Bay Path is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. 1,626 of Bay Path students are exclusively distance learners. 1,300 of Bay Path students are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Boston College. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Boston College has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Psychology in Massachusetts ranking.
About 0.5% of Boston College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,590 students take at least one class online at Boston College. About 1,916 of the students at Boston College are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Lesley University. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Lesley also made our Best Colleges for Psychology in Massachusetts list, coming in at #8.
About 1.5% of Lesley students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 779 students at Lesley are exclusively online. 2,071 students are part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Boston University. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. Boston U also made our Best Colleges for Psychology in Massachusetts list, coming in at #2.
The student loan default rate at Boston U is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. 4,032 students at Boston U are exclusively online. About 7,057 of the students at Boston U are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Massachusetts Amherst as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population. UMass Amherst also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Psychology in Massachusetts rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. 4,105 of UMass Amherst students are exclusively distance learners. 6,786 of UMass Amherst students are attending part time.
Read full report on Psychology at University of Massachusetts Amherst
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Massachusetts - Boston. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. Approximately 2,088 students take at least one class online at UMass Boston. About 4,332 of the students at UMass Boston are attending part time.
Read full report on Psychology at University of Massachusetts - Boston
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Westfield State University. Westfield is a small public school located in the suburb of Westfield.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 2,052 students at Westfield that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,138 part time students in attendance at Westfield.
Bridgewater State University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 3,579 students take at least one class online at Bridgewater State. About 2,921 of the students at Bridgewater State are attending part time.
Read full report on Psychology at Bridgewater State University
Endicott College landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best psychology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 0.8% of Endicott students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 885 students at Endicott are exclusively online. There are roughly 887 part time students in attendance at Endicott.
Salem State University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Salem State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Salem.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 3,979 students take at least one class online at Salem State. 2,253 of Salem State students are attending part time.
Explore all the Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 2,199 |
| Vermont | 355 |
| Maine | 472 |
| Rhode Island | 729 |
| Connecticut | 1,840 |
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Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 19 schools only.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.
