2023 Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Psychology for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
With 141,695 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,326 and had an average of $26,018 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 9,899 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,289 and $26,830 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Psychology for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general psychology programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general psychology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Psychology for a Doctorate”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Psychology for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree vets studying psychology.
Top 7 Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Psychology for a Doctorate. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Boston U also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 15 of the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,162. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Psychology for a Doctorate. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, UMaine supports 11,741 students, and 21 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 17 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,419. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Psychology for a Doctorate. This fairly large school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVM, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 13,292 students enrolled at UVM, 218 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 142 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,767. In addition to receiving other benefits, 19 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Psychology for a Doctorate list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 9 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
UMass Amherst also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 477 of the 31,642 students enrolled at UMass Amherst were GI Bill® students, of which 252 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,295. On top of their other funding sources, 21 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UMass Amherst]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-amherst/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American International College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Psychology for a Doctorate. American International College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree vets studying psychology list, AIC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 34 of the 2,612 students enrolled at American International College were GI Bill® students, of which 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,052. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at AIC]](/colleges/american-international-college/student-life/veterans/)
Western New England University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Psychology for a Doctorate list. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Western New England 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.Our most recent data shows that 81 of the 3,673 students enrolled at Western New England were GI Bill® students, of which 37 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,271. On top of their other funding sources, 13 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Western New England University]](/colleges/western-new-england-university/student-life/veterans/)
Clark University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Psychology for a Doctorate ranking. Clark is a small school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 7 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Clark did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 3,405 students enrolled at Clark, 20 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,985. To help with additional expenses, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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