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. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 43 doctor's degrees in general psychology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt general psychology students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general psychology related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.

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

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general psychology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Psychology

1

Boston University
Boston, MA

11 Annual Graduates

Boston University is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in general psychology. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from Boston University

2

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

11 Annual Graduates

University of Massachusetts Amherst is a wonderful decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in general psychology. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the city of Amherst.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from University of Massachusetts Amherst

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	153	35
Connecticut	93	0
Rhode Island	78	0
New Hampshire	47	1
Maine	46	5
Vermont	30	7

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General Psychology Related Rankings by Major

General Psychology is one of 24 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.

Psychology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	43

Most Popular Majors Related to Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	257
Child Development & Psychology	68
Other Psychology	2

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.