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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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$65,693 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor'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 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor'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 12 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Child Development & Psychology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for child development majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Connecticut to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in child development at UCONN, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Yale University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 36% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts - Boston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the child development majors at the school.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Massachusetts - Boston Report

#5

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Out of the 12 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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#6

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

With a ranking of #6, Boston College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

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#6

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for child development and psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 67% of the child development majors at the school.

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Northeastern University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 3 students majoring in child development at Northeastern, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Northeastern University Report

#9

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

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#10

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree child development and psychology programs. 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

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 12 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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