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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the New England Region

17 Colleges
$36,610 Avg Salary
$22,502 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology 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 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. This report analyzed 17 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Colleges.

#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 degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Out of the 17 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

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 the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#4

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the New England Region list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

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#5

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brandeis University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular child development and psychology programs. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Northeastern University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular child development and psychology programs. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular child development and psychology programs. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, MA

Bay Path University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Longmeadow, Bay Path is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the New England Region ranking. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development and psychology schools 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 17 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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