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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$33,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

With 134,326 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,999 and had an average of $26,247 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 9,001 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,531 and $25,490 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree psychology students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #1 spot on the list. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree psychology students with aid list, UVM has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UVM are $33,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at University of Vermont

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at UMaine

#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341.

Read more about General Psychology at UMass Amherst

#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Boston U is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Psychology at Boston U

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

UNH also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNH General Psychology Report

#6

American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

American International College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. American International College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at AIC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at American International College are $12,717, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at American International College

#7

Western New England University

Springfield, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Western New England University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Western New England University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Western New England, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western New England are $25,812, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Psychology at Western New England University

#8

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Clark University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Clark is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clark, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clark are $47,730, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Clark University General Psychology Report

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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