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

9 Colleges
$49,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Massachusetts to see which master'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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Massachusetts.

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston College the most popular school in Massachusetts for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in child development at Boston College, 6% are male and 94% are female.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Boston College Report

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 9 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Women make up 65% of the child development majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts - Lowell helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in Massachusetts. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

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

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#4

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Out of the 9 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.

Women make up 70% of the child development majors at the school.

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#5

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, MA

Out of the 9 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Bay Path University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Longmeadow.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Bay Path University Report

Northeastern 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #7, 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. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the large city of Boston.

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

#8

Boston University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #8, Boston University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Boston University Report

#9

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Tufts University Report

Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools 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 9 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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