2022 Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 1,306 people earned their degree in developmental and child psychology, making the major the 436th most popular in the United States.

Across Massachusetts, there were 77 developmental and child psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 developmental and child psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in developmental and child psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality developmental and child psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the developmental and child psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts doctor’s degree developmental and child psychology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Developmental & Child Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$31,930 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the #1 spot on the list. Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s developmental and child psychology degrees to qualified students.

Boston College also made our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$36,485 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Developmental and Child Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Massachusetts - Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s developmental and child psychology degrees to qualified students.

UMass Boston also made our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Developmental & Child Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Developmental & Child Psychology (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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