68 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 28.4M citations received by 514K academic papers made by 68 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
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,525

2. Boston University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$24,420

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1550
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,996

4. Tufts University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,367

5. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
89%

6. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,489
Male:Female
31:69
Founded
1962

7. Northeastern University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$34,207

8. Boston College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,519

9. Brandeis University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$43,550

10. University of Massachusetts - Boston

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
92%

11. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
92%

12. Clark University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1374
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$33,865

13. Wellesley College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,174

14. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
60%
Net Price
$47,372
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,545

15. Smith College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
21%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,305

16. Williams College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$15,894

17. Suffolk University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$33,832

18. Amherst College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,049

19. Simmons University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$28,691

20. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
99%

21. Bentley University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$45,802

22. MGH Institute of Health Professions

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
1,672
Male:Female
14:86
Founded
1977

23. College of the Holy Cross

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$36,014

24. Babson College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$32,019

25. Fisher College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
71%
Net Price
$28,596
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$25,379

26. William James College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
967
Male:Female
19:81
Founded
1974

27. Dean College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
74%
Net Price
$32,085
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,958

28. MCPHS University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1288
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$41,506

29. Mount Holyoke College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,526

30. Western New England University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$27,056

31. Emerson College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$53,432

32. Springfield College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1205
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$30,039

33. Bridgewater State University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1162
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

34. Curry College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1140
Net Price
$29,917
Receiving Aid
100%

35. Salem State University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$10,319
Enrollment
6,230

36. Merrimack College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
70%
Net Price
$38,504
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,550

37. Hebrew College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
163
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1921

38. Lesley University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
97%
Net Price
$32,587
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$19,167

39. Hampshire College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
75%
Net Price
$27,895
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$46,145

40. New England College of Optometry

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
515
Male:Female
25:75
Founded
1894

41. Endicott College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1267
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$41,394

42. Westfield State University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
81%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,054
Enrollment
4,588

43. Emmanuel College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1255
Net Price
$31,121
Receiving Aid
100%

44. Worcester State University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1155
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$9,464

45. Bay State College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$43,020
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$10,243

46. Assumption College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
83%
Net Price
$29,748
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$35,905

47. Framingham State University

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1190
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$11,338

48. Stonehill College

For Psychology

Acceptance Rate
66%
Net Price
$33,385
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$39,344

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
69%
Average SAT
1243
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$25,299

51. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

For Psychology

#1037 in North America
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$30,701

52. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

For Psychology

#1051 in North America
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1526
Net Price
$43,184
Receiving Aid
100%

53. Fitchburg State University

For Psychology

#1056 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1145
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$11,539

54. Regis College

For Psychology

#1097 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Net Price
$28,575
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$37,193

55. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

For Psychology

#1191 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,045
Enrollment
896

56. Massachusetts School of Law

For Psychology

#1227 in North America
Enrollment
273
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1988

57. Wentworth Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#1290 in North America
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$35,604

58. Berklee College of Music

For Psychology

#1299 in North America
Acceptance Rate
44%
Net Price
$49,797
Receiving Aid
81%
Average Aid
$23,346

59. Lasell College

For Psychology

#1329 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1094
Net Price
$27,773
Receiving Aid
96%

60. American International College

For Psychology

#1389 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$23,086
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$36,184

61. College of Our Lady of the Elms

For Psychology

#1442 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$19,870
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$33,794

62. Bay Path University

For Psychology

#1454 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1110
Net Price
$15,463
Receiving Aid
92%

63. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

For Psychology

#1463 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
1,352
Male:Female
61:39

64. Hult International Business School

For Psychology

#1466 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Net Price
$53,700
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$25,375

65. New England Law - Boston

For Psychology

#1515 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,131
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1908

66. Bard College at Simon's Rock

For Psychology

#1565 in North America
Acceptance Rate
96%
Net Price
$41,013
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$42,635

67. Nichols College

For Psychology

#1596 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1132
Net Price
$32,337
Receiving Aid
99%

68. New England Conservatory of Music

For Psychology

#1613 in North America
Acceptance Rate
41%
Net Price
$50,367
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$30,707

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Psychology

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Rhode Island 9 51
Connecticut 21 7
New Hampshire 13 95
Vermont 11 97
New York 132 8
New Jersey 27 32
Maine 13 253
Pennsylvania 101 6
Maryland 28 2
District of Columbia 10 71
Virginia 43 39
West Virginia 17 100
Ohio 60 23
North Carolina 44 14
Michigan 37 3
South Carolina 25 73
Indiana 35 57
Kentucky 26 56
Tennessee 37 42
Wisconsin 32 17
Georgia 46 21
Illinois 71 20
Alabama 26 52
Iowa 31 31
Missouri 35 18
Florida 58 27
Minnesota 28 16
Mississippi 14 158
Arkansas 17 125
Louisiana 25 90
Kansas 14 75
South Dakota 8 260
North Dakota 7 209
Nebraska 13 111
Oklahoma 20 129
Puerto Rico 16 421
Texas 77 33
Colorado 21 58
Montana 7 231
New Mexico 8 89
Utah 11 43
Idaho 7 269
Arizona 11 40
Nevada 7 149
Washington 30 5
Oregon 18 55
California 130 4
Alaska 4 387
Hawaii 6 139