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

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our analysis found Yale University to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree 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.

Women make up 71% of the child development majors at the school.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Yale University Report

#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston College is a great place 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 small city of Chestnut Hill.

About 94% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 6% are male.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The in-demand master’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 midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in child development at Harvard, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular 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 college with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in child development at Brandeis, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Brandeis University Report

#7

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, MA

Bay Path University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for child development and psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Longmeadow, Bay Path is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Bay Path University Report

Northeastern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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

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#9

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

Wesleyan University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Wesleyan U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Middletown.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on this year’s most popular 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 fairly large 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 15 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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