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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$39,796 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,693 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 104 degrees and certificates were awarded to child development and psychology students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #99 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for child development students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for child development majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Child Development & Psychology

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston College the best value school in Massachusetts for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 per year.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Harvard is ranked #2 for overall quality for child development in Massachusetts.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Harvard University Report

Out of the 7 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Northeastern graduate students pay an average of $26,095 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Boston is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the large city of Boston.

UMass Boston graduate students pay an average of $18,938 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Brandeis University is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brandeis are $53,618 per year.

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#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for child development and psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tufts are $55,216 per year.

Tufts also took the #3 spot in our Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Tufts University Report

#7

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for child development and psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Suffolk are $39,813 per year.

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Best Value Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 83
Rhode Island 2
New Hampshire 0

Child Development & Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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 7 schools only.

  • 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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