a master's degree in other psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #75 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for other psychology students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 33 master's degrees in other psychology to qualified students.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to other psychology students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - The number of other psychology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for other psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other psychology related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for other psychology students working on their master's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Other Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Other Psychology in the New England Region
Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for other psychology students seeking a a master's degree.
Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Other Psychology
Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in other psychology has to take a look at Sacred Heart University. Sacred Heart is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Fairfield.
After graduation, other psychology master's recipients usually make around $50,754 in their early careers.
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).