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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the New England Region

13 Colleges
$36,610 Avg Salary
$22,502 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, child development and psychology was ranked #79 in the country. In fact 2,576 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges.

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the best school in the New England Region for child development and psychology students. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 13 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#3

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the New England Region list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

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#4

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the New England Region list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

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#5

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Out of the 13 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #6, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s best schools for child development and psychology students. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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#7

Boston University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #7, Boston University did quite well on this year’s best schools for child development and psychology students. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Northeastern University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best child development and psychology programs. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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University of Connecticut ranked #9 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #10, Suffolk University did quite well on this year’s best schools for child development and psychology students. Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development and psychology colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 104
Connecticut 83
Rhode Island 2
New Hampshire 0

More Child Development & Psychology Rankings in the New England Region

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

Majors Similar to Child Development

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
General Psychology 8,051
Other Psychology 2,162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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