67 Best colleges for Psychology in Massachusetts

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Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 20.8M citations received by 449K academic papers made by 67 universities in Massachusetts was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Harvard University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

2. Boston University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

4. Tufts University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,479

5. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
91%

6. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,352
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1962

7. Northeastern University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,827

8. Brandeis University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$45,565

9. Boston College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1488
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,559

10. University of Massachusetts - Boston

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
99%

11. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1259
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
91%

12. Clark University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$32,053

13. Wellesley College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$21,362

14. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
57%
Net Price
$46,876
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$27,059

15. Smith College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$30,790

16. Williams College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,965

17. Amherst College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$21,367

18. Suffolk University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$32,270

19. Simmons University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$24,423

20. Bentley University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1339
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$44,233

21. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
98%

22. MGH Institute of Health Professions

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
1,353
Male:Female
15:85
Founded
1977

23. William James College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
897
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1974

24. Babson College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
22%
Average SAT
1430
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$28,400

25. Dean College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$32,219
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$29,972

26. Mount Holyoke College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$35,765

27. College of the Holy Cross

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$34,679

28. MCPHS University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$38,776

29. Fisher College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
74%
Net Price
$26,257
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$25,406

30. Western New England University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$30,214

31. Springfield College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1200
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$27,930

32. Emerson College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$51,432

33. Bridgewater State University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
94%

34. Curry College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
88%
Net Price
$31,091
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$29,402

35. Salem State University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1098
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$8,562

36. Merrimack College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
75%
Net Price
$37,296
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$27,729

37. New England College of Optometry

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
536
Male:Female
23:77
Founded
1894

38. Hampshire College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
69%
Net Price
$24,087
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$44,835

39. Lesley University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$32,414
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$16,279

40. Westfield State University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
82%
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$6,904
Enrollment
4,702

41. Hebrew College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
212
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1921

42. Framingham State University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1105
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$8,069

43. Emmanuel College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$32,273

44. Worcester State University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1118
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
100%

45. Endicott College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1205
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$39,496

46. Assumption College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$28,911
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,492

47. Bay State College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
48%
Net Price
$43,020
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$10,243

48. Stonehill College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
73%
Net Price
$31,021
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$34,710

49. Newbury College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$23,613
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,393

50. Gordon College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1200
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$24,483

51. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

For Psychology

#1004 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$32,863

52. Fitchburg State University

For Psychology

#1031 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

53. Regis College

For Psychology

#1051 in North America
Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$30,014
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,088

54. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

For Psychology

#1057 in North America
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$38,502

55. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

For Psychology

#1161 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,044
Enrollment
938

56. Massachusetts School of Law

For Psychology

#1212 in North America
Enrollment
295
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1988

57. American International College

For Psychology

#1310 in North America
Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$18,317
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$35,061

58. Lasell College

For Psychology

#1317 in North America
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1132
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$29,706

59. Wentworth Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#1340 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$37,901

60. Berklee College of Music

For Psychology

#1373 in North America
Acceptance Rate
54%
Net Price
$46,873
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$19,300

61. College of Our Lady of the Elms

For Psychology

#1392 in North America
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1185
Net Price
$23,498
Receiving Aid
98%

62. New England Law - Boston

For Psychology

#1469 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,060
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1908

63. Bay Path University

For Psychology

#1478 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1080
Net Price
$18,502
Receiving Aid
97%

64. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

For Psychology

#1491 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
1,334
Male:Female
62:38

65. Hult International Business School

For Psychology

#1505 in North America
Acceptance Rate
48%
Net Price
$55,251
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$20,196

66. Bard College at Simon's Rock

For Psychology

#1506 in North America
Acceptance Rate
95%
Net Price
$44,326
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$38,119

67. Nichols College

For Psychology

#1571 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1063
Net Price
$27,192
Receiving Aid
100%

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Psychology

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Rhode Island 9 52
Connecticut 21 6
New Hampshire 13 102
Vermont 11 96
New York 130 9
New Jersey 27 33
Maine 13 247
Pennsylvania 99 7
Maryland 27 2
District of Columbia 10 69
Virginia 41 42
West Virginia 17 108
Ohio 60 22
North Carolina 42 16
Michigan 37 3
South Carolina 24 72
Indiana 34 58
Kentucky 26 55
Tennessee 35 40
Wisconsin 31 17
Georgia 44 20
Illinois 70 23
Alabama 24 50
Iowa 32 31
Missouri 35 18
Florida 55 27
Minnesota 28 14
Mississippi 14 155
Arkansas 17 125
Louisiana 25 91
Kansas 14 79
South Dakota 8 258
North Dakota 6 204
Nebraska 13 114
Oklahoma 18 132
Puerto Rico 15 427
Texas 76 34
Colorado 20 56
Montana 7 230
New Mexico 7 89
Utah 11 41
Idaho 7 277
Arizona 10 39
Nevada 7 151
Washington 29 5
Oregon 18 53
California 128 4
Alaska 4 395
Hawaii 6 136