by our College Data Analytics Team
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Social Psychology is the 438th most popular major in the country with 982 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 46 social psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Social Psychology Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in social psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular social psychology programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Social Psychology Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Psychology Major in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s social psychology degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Psychology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s social psychology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 University of Connecticut. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Social Psychology Major in the New England Region. University of Connecticut is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 4 ’s social psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Psychology Major in the New England Region list. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s social psychology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Psychology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #5 spot on the list. Harvard is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 0 ’s social psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bennington College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Social Psychology Major in the New England Region. This small school is located in Bennington, Vermont, and it awarded 0 ’s social psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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