2025 Best Applied Psychology Schools in the New England Region

Applied Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #282 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for applied psychology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 185 degrees in applied psychology annually.

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Pick Your Applied Psychology Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Applied Psychology Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Applied Psychology in the New England Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the applied psychology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New England Region Schools in Applied Psychology

1

Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

139 Applied Psychology Degrees Awarded

15.1% Growth in Graduates

Boston College is a great choice for students interested in a degree in applied psychology. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.More information about a degree in applied psychology from Boston College

2

Boston University
Boston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Boston University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in applied psychology. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a degree in applied psychology from Boston University

Best Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best applied psychology colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	854	143
Rhode Island	436	22
Vermont	352	12

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Applied Psychology Related Rankings by Major

Applied Psychology is one of 17 different types of Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Applied Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Counseling Psychology	454
Clinical Psychology	434
Applied Behavior Analysis	428
School Psychology	227
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	194
Educational Psychology	158
Forensic Psychology	51
Other Psychology & Counseling	51
Health/Medical Psychology	42
Community Psychology	37

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.