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2023 Most Popular Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

9 Colleges
$29,054 Avg Salary
$26,428 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 867 degrees and certificates from a Rhode Island school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Rhode Island the most popular school in Rhode Island for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 79% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#2

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Rhode Island College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in Rhode Island. Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 16% are male.

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#3

Providence College

Providence, RI

Out of the 9 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Providence College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

About 81% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#4

Brown University

Providence, RI

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in Rhode Island. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

Of the 71 students majoring in psychology at Brown, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roger Williams University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 62 students majoring in psychology at RWU, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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Johnson & Wales University - Providence ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 85% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#7

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Salve Regina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Newport.

Of the 50 students majoring in psychology at Salve Regina, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#8

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI

Bryant University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Bryant is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Smithfield.

Women make up 67% of the psychology majors at the school.

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Johnson & Wales University - Online came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 2,978
Maine 541
Massachusetts 6,205
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 9 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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