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2023 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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$43,425 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Psychology Master's Degree School for You

With 141,695 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general psychology is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Psychology Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the New England Region for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

William James College

Newton, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at William James College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Newton, William James College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

The excellent master’s degree programs at Fairfield University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 19 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best schools for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UNH is a large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

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#8

Clark University

Worcester, MA

Clark University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Worcester, Clark is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s best schools for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 3,980
Connecticut 1,768
New Hampshire 2,856
Maine 327
Rhode Island 628
Vermont 340

One of 3 majors within the area of study, general psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 BruceBlaus.

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