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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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10 Colleges
$41,217 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree 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.

The Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for child development students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston College the best value school in the New England Region for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Boston College also did well on our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Yale are $45,700 a year.

Yale did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

Harvard also took the #5 spot in our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 a year.

Northeastern excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Lowell are $26,990 per year.

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#6

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#7

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, MA

Bay Path University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Longmeadow, Bay Path is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Bay Path graduate students pay an average of $19,235 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Connecticut landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCONN are $42,237 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Boston are $36,485 per year.

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#10

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for child development and psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Boston U graduate students pay an average of $59,418 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Boston U is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

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

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

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 10 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).

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