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2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$33,739 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,738 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 6,205 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree 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 Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for psychology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Endicott College the best value school in Massachusetts for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Endicott are $12,746 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Amherst are $16,251 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Lowell are $15,210 a year.

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#4

Simmons University

Boston, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Simmons University is a great value for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Simmons are $21,546 per year.

Full Psychology at Simmons University Report

#5

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Out of the 18 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 per year.

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American International College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

AIC graduate students pay an average of $12,717 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

William James College

Newton, MA

William James College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree psychology programs. William James College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Newton.

William James College graduate students pay an average of $35,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

Lesley University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lesley are $19,050 per year.

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#9

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree psychology programs. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Harvard also took the #2 spot in our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

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#10

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Northeastern University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree psychology programs. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northeastern are $26,095 a year.

Full Psychology at Northeastern University Report

Best Value Psychology Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 2,978
Maine 541
Rhode Island 867
Connecticut 2,447
Vermont 436

Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 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 Nevit Dilmen.

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