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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$47,748 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,072 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in Massachusetts

Check out the child development programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools

$15,698 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts - Lowell to be the best value school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a degree in Massachusetts. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Lowell are $15,698 per year.

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#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA
$61,706 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Boston College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Boston College undergraduate students pay an average of $61,706 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Boston College also made our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #5.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA
$55,587 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in Massachusetts. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

Harvard undergraduate students pay an average of $55,587 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Harvard not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Massachusetts list.

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$14,677 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the large city of Boston.

UMass Boston undergraduate students pay an average of $14,677 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$57,592 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northeastern are $57,592 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northeastern also is in the top 20% of our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Massachusetts ranking.

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#6

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA
$60,006 Average Tuition & Fees

Brandeis University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Massachusetts list. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brandeis are $60,006 per year.

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#7

Tufts University

Medford, MA
$63,000 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tufts are $63,000 per year.

Tufts did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Massachusetts list.

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#8

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, MA
$35,781 Average Tuition & Fees

Bay Path University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Longmeadow.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bay Path are $35,781 a year.

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#9

Suffolk University

Boston, MA
$41,648 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Suffolk University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Suffolk are $41,648 a year.

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#10

Boston University

Boston, MA
$59,816 Average Tuition & Fees

Boston University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Massachusetts list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boston U are $59,816 per year.

Boston U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Massachusetts list.

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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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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