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2021 Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts

19 Colleges
3,489 Bachelor's Degrees
$34,095 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best General Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in MassachusettsIn <nil>, general psychology students earned 3,489 bachelor's degrees from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 2nd in the state. This means that of the 116,220 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 3.0% were from a college or university in the state.

This year's Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general psychology programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the general psychology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best General Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts

Check out the psychology programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best General Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College tops the 2021 list of our schools in Massachusetts that are best for non-traditional general psychology students. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Boston College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in Massachusetts list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 6,590 students take at least one class online at Boston College. About 1,916 of the students at Boston College are attending part time.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best general psychology schools for non-traditional students. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst. UMass Amherst not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in Massachusetts list.

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. There are roughly 6,786 part time students in attendance at UMass Amherst.

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Boston University
Boston, MA

Boston University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston. Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in Massachusetts list.

About 0.5% of Boston U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,032 students at Boston U are exclusively online. About 7,057 of the students at Boston U are attending part time.

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Bay Path University
Longmeadow, MA

Bay Path University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Longmeadow.

About 1.3% of Bay Path students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,626 of Bay Path students are exclusively distance learners. About 1,300 of the students at Bay Path are attending part time.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the city of Boston.

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. About 4,332 of the students at UMass Boston are attending part time.

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Westfield State University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best general psychology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public school with a small student population.

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. 1,138 students are part time.

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Endicott College
Beverly, MA

Our rankings recognize Endicott College as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.

The student loan default rate at Endicott is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. 885 of Endicott students are exclusively distance learners. 887 of Endicott students are attending part time.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell. UMass Lowell also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for General Psychology in Massachusetts rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. 5,042 students at UMass Lowell are exclusively online. There are roughly 5,980 part time students in attendance at UMass Lowell.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Bridgewater State University. Bridgewater State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bridgewater.

The student loan default rate at Bridgewater State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,579 students take at least one class online at Bridgewater State. About 2,921 of the students at Bridgewater State are attending part time.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Salem State University. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at Salem State is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,979 students take at least one class online at Salem State. About 2,253 of the students at Salem State are attending part time.

Full General Psychology at Salem State University Report

Best for Non-Traditional Students General Psychology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best General Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 1,629
New Hampshire 2,124
Rhode Island 621
Maine 315
Vermont 312

General Psychology is one of 24 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.

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*Avg Cost is for the top 19 schools only.

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