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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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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.

The Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Massachusetts 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.

Check out the child development doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Massachusetts.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Massachusetts. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

Of the 11 students majoring in child development at Harvard, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Harvard University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Boston is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the city of Boston.

About 83% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 17% are male.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at University of Massachusetts - Boston

#3

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Tufts University Report

#4

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandeis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.

About 67% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Brandeis University

#4

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Boston College is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Boston College

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Child Development & Psychology at Northeastern University Report

#7

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #7, Suffolk University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Suffolk University

#8

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Boston University Report

Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the New England Region

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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 8 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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