2025 Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Ranked #20 in popularity, general psychology is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 30 doctor's degrees in general psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general psychology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general psychology students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Psychology Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Psychology in Massachusetts

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general psychology.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Doctorate in Psychology

1

Boston University
Boston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general psychology needs to take a look at Boston University. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from Boston University

2

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general psychology has to check out University of Massachusetts Amherst. Located in the small city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from University of Massachusetts Amherst

Best General Psychology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best General Psychology Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	138	0
Rhode Island	119	0
New Hampshire	56	1
Maine	53	5
Vermont	33	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Psychology

General Psychology is one of 0 different types of General Psychology programs to choose from.

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).
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