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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

7 Ranked Colleges
157 Degrees Awarded
$39,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 134,326 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Massachusetts, there were 3,858 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 157 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general psychology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general psychology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree psychology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k list. Harvard University is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 43 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree psychology students whose families make $0-$30k list, Harvard has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654.

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#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree psychology students whose families make $0-$30k list, Boston College has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.

Full Boston University General Psychology Report

#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 6 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #5 spot on the list. Lowell, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMass Lowell General Psychology Report

#6

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Clark University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree psychology students whose families make $0-$30k list, Clark has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clark are $47,730, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Clark University General Psychology Report

#7

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a medium-sized school located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts that handed out 5 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Dartmouth also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Dartmouth are $30,153.

Read more about General Psychology at UMass Dartmouth

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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