by our College Data Analytics Team
For this year's Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking, we looked at 45 colleges that offer a bachelor's in psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general psychology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general psychology program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Southern New Hampshire University has taken the #1 spot in this year's general psychology ranking for non-traditional students. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. 138,672 students at SNHU are exclusively online. 102,147 of SNHU students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Boston College as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill. Boston College not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in the New England Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 6,590 students at Boston College that take at least one class online. 1,916 students are part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Massachusetts Amherst. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population. UMass Amherst also made our Best Colleges for General Psychology in the New England Region list, coming in at #6.
The student loan default rate at UMass Amherst is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 4,105 students at UMass Amherst are exclusively online. About 6,786 of the students at UMass Amherst are attending part time.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of Massachusetts Amherst
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Boston University. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in the New England Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. 4,032 students at Boston U are exclusively online. There are roughly 7,057 part time students in attendance at Boston U.
Bay Path University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Longmeadow, Bay Path is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Bay Path is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. 1,626 students at Bay Path are exclusively online. 1,300 of Bay Path students are attending part time.
University of Massachusetts - Boston earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at UMass Boston is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,088 students at UMass Boston that take at least one class online. 4,332 students are part time.
Full General Psychology at University of Massachusetts - Boston Report
Our rankings recognize Westfield State University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Westfield is a small public school located in the suburb of Westfield.
About 1.3% of Westfield students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,052 students at Westfield that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,138 part time students in attendance at Westfield.
Rivier University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best general psychology schools for non-traditional students. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashua.
About 1.5% of Rivier students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 733 of Rivier students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,262 part time students in attendance at Rivier.
Endicott College comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. 885 of Endicott students are exclusively distance learners. 887 students are part time.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best general psychology schools for non-traditional students. UNH is a large public school located in the suburb of Durham.
About 1.0% of UNH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,625 students take at least one class online at UNH. About 1,355 of the students at UNH are attending part time.
Full General Psychology at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Report
Explore the best for non-traditional students general psychology schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 3,535 |
| Connecticut | 1,629 |
| New Hampshire | 2,124 |
| Rhode Island | 621 |
| Maine | 315 |
| Vermont | 312 |
One of 24 majors within the Psychology area of study, General Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
References
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