2023 Most Popular General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Finding the Best General Psychology Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, general psychology students earned 3,980 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Psychology program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular General Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in Massachusetts for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
About 74% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 26% are male.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at William James College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in Massachusetts. William James College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Newton.
Of the 60 students majoring in psychology at William James College, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in Massachusetts. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Women make up 86% of the psychology majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.
Of the 15 students majoring in psychology at UMass Lowell, 40% are male and 60% are female.
Out of the 14 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Fisher College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Women make up 87% of the psychology majors at the school.
University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general psychology programs. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
Of the 14 students majoring in psychology at UMass Amherst, 50% are male and 50% are female.
American International College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general psychology programs. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
Of the 4 students majoring in psychology at AIC, 50% are male and 50% are female.
Read full report on General Psychology at American International College
Clark University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.
With a ranking of #9, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of North Dartmouth.
With a ranking of #10, Boston College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Best General Psychology Colleges in the New England Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Connecticut | 1,768 |
New Hampshire | 2,856 |
Maine | 327 |
Rhode Island | 628 |
Vermont | 340 |
General Psychology Related Majors
General Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Psychology
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 33,758 |
Child Development & Psychology | 17,542 |
Other Psychology | 2,683 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 14 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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