2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Psychology in Rhode Island

Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #6 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island to determine which ones were the most popular for psychology students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 13 doctor's degrees in psychology to qualified students.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for psychology.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Psychology in Rhode Island

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for psychology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Psychology Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

11 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Rhode Island is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in psychology. URI is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Kingston. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in psychology in Rhode Island. More information about a doctorate in psychology from University of Rhode Island

2

Brown University
Providence, RI

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Brown University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in psychology. Brown is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Providence. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in psychology in Rhode Island. More information about a doctorate in psychology from Brown University

 

Best Psychology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Psychology Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	29	208
Connecticut	27	55
Maine	18	7
New Hampshire	16	37
Vermont	13	13

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	11
Child Development & Psychology	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	34
Education	23
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	9
History	6
Communication & Journalism	5

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nevit Dilmen. More about our data sources and methodologies.