2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island

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Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 183,889 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,496 and had an average of $36,227 in loans still to pay off.

Across Rhode Island, there were 858 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,571 and $30,700 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 88 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island

The colleges and universities below are the best for rhode island master’s degree psychology students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology in Rhode Island

#1

Salve Regina University

Newport, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$11,370 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Salve Regina University landed the #1 spot on the list. Newport, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Salve Regina, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Salve Regina University are $11,370, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Psychology at Salve Regina

#2

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island list. University of Rhode Island is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

URI also made our “Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Psychology at URI

#3

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island

#4 in overall quality

$16,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island College landed the #3 spot on the list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

RIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIC are $16,884, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full RIC Psychology Report

#4

Roger Williams University

Bristol, Rhode Island

#3 in overall quality

$17,916 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roger Williams University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island list. This small school is located in Bristol, Rhode Island, and it awarded 16 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

RWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at RWU are $17,916, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full RWU Psychology Report

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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).
• 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

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nevit Dilmen.

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