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2023 Best Value General Psychology Schools in Rhode Island

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$33,255 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,676 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Psychology School for You

In 2020-2021, general psychology students earned 628 degrees and certificates from a Rhode Island school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Psychology Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones offered the best value programs for psychology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Psychology Schools in Rhode Island

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Psychology Colleges.

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality in General Psychology

#1

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI
$10,702 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Rhode Island College to be the best value school for general psychology students who want to pursue a degree in Rhode Island. RIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Providence.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RIC are $10,702 per year. After completing their degree, psychology graduates from RIC carry an average student debtload of $23,000.

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$15,332 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Psychology Schools in Rhode Island list. URI is a large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at URI are $15,332 a year. After completing their degree, psychology graduates from URI carry an average student debtload of $24,102. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $342.

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#3

Providence College

Providence, RI
$55,988 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Providence College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Providence undergraduate students pay an average of $55,988 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that psychology majors at Providence take out is $27,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $854, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Providence is ranked #2 for overall quality for psychology in Rhode Island.

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$37,355 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Roger Williams University is a great value for general psychology students. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

RWU undergraduate students pay an average of $37,355 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, psychology graduates from RWU carry an average student debtload of $27,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $679, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

RWU also made our Best General Psychology Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #5.

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$35,950 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Schools in Rhode Island list. JWU Providence is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

JWU Providence undergraduate students pay an average of $35,950 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI
$44,200 Average Tuition & Fees

Salve Regina University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Psychology Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Located in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salve Regina are $44,200 per year. After completing their degree, psychology graduates from Salve Regina carry an average student debtload of $27,000. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $337.

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Best Value General Psychology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value General Psychology Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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

General Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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 6 schools only.

  • 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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