2025 Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Ranked #20 in popularity, general psychology is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for general psychology students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 43 doctor's degrees in general psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general psychology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general psychology students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Psychology Schools

The psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Psychology in the New England Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general psychology.

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Psychology

1

Boston University
Boston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general psychology has to check out Boston University. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from Boston University

2

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general psychology needs to take a look at University of Massachusetts Amherst. Located in the city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from University of Massachusetts Amherst

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	284	35
Connecticut	138	0
Rhode Island	119	0
New Hampshire	56	1
Maine	53	5
Vermont	33	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Psychology

General Psychology is one of 0 different types of General Psychology programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.