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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Massachusetts

10 Colleges
$38,072 Avg Salary
$21,778 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Massachusetts 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.

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

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in Massachusetts for child development and psychology students. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Out of the 10 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

The excellent programs at Brandeis University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in Massachusetts. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

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Out of the 10 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

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The excellent programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Boston.

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#7

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, MA

With a ranking of #7, Bay Path University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students. Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Longmeadow.

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#8

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology 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.

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#9

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#9

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for child development and psychology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Colleges 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 10 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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