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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the New England Region

30 Colleges
$33,289 Avg Salary
$26,830 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Psychology School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general psychology was ranked #35 in the country. In fact 8,051 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 30 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Psychology Colleges.

Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for general psychology students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent programs at Harvard University 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 Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

William James College

Newton, MA

Out of the 30 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, William James College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Newton, William James College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a great place for general psychology students. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 30 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#6

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

With a ranking of #6, University of Vermont did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a large student population.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general psychology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Fisher College

Boston, MA

Fisher College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general psychology programs. Located in the city of Boston, Fisher College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Clark University

Worcester, MA

With a ranking of #9, Clark University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Clark is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Central Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general psychology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best General Psychology Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 283
Connecticut 23
Rhode Island 7
New Hampshire 711
Maine 8
Vermont 24

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 30 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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