2025 Best General Psychology Schools in Rhode Island
7Colleges in Rhode Island
645Psychology Degrees Awarded
$34,325Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in general psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #4 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Rhode Island to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general psychology. Combined, these schools handed out 645 degrees in general psychology to qualified students.
The psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Psychology rankings. For our Best Overall General Psychology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Psychology Schools in Rhode Island list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for General Psychology in Rhode Island
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the psychology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student pursuing a degree in general psychology needs to look into University of Rhode Island. URI is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Kingston. This university ranks 5th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were roughly 230 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent data year. General Psychology degree recipients from University of Rhode Island get an earnings boost of around $3,089 over the typical earnings of general psychology majors.
Providence College is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in general psychology. Providence is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Providence is a great college overall.
There were about 102 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Providence in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the general psychology major at Providence College earn $3,538 above the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Bryant University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general psychology. Located in the large suburb of Smithfield, Bryant is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Bryant is a great university overall.
There were approximately 21 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Bryant in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Salve Regina University if you wish to pursue a degree in general psychology. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Newport. This university ranks 440th out of 2,152 schools for overall quality nationwide.
There were approximately 42 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Salve Regina in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, psychology degree recipients typically make around $35,096 in their early careers.
RIC is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Providence. This college ranks 6th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were about 149 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at RIC in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, psychology degree recipients generally make an average of $33,694 in their early careers.
RWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Bristol. This university ranks 7th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were approximately 62 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at RWU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career income of $32,289.
Located in the city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #236 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means JWU Providence is a great university overall.
There were roughly 31 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at JWU Providence in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Psychology rankings. For our Best Overall General Psychology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
