2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Developmental & Child Psychology in the New England Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in developmental and child psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #224 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the most popular for developmental and child psychology students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 10 doctor's degrees in developmental and child psychology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Developmental & Child Psychology School for Your Doctor's Degree

The developmental and child psychology doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Developmental & Child Psychology in the New England Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for developmental and child psychology, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for developmental and child psychology.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Developmental & Child Psychology in the New England Region

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for developmental and child psychology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Developmental and Child Psychology Students Working on Their Doctorate

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University of Massachusetts - Boston
Boston, MA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#2 Best Quality In MA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Massachusetts - Boston if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in developmental and child psychology. UMass Boston is a large public university located in the city of Boston. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in developmental and child psychology in Massachusetts.

There were about 4 developmental and child psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at UMass Boston in the most recent data year.

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1

Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

Boston College is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in developmental and child psychology. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Chestnut Hill. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in developmental and child psychology in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 4 developmental and child psychology students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CT

#1 Best Quality In CT

University of Connecticut is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in developmental and child psychology. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in developmental and child psychology in Connecticut.

There were about 2 developmental and child psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Developmental & Child Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the most popular developmental and child psychology colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	274	8
Connecticut	137	2

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Developmental & Child Psychology Related Rankings by Major

One of 9 majors within the Child Development & Psychology area of study, Developmental & Child Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Developmental and Child Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Experimental Psychology	39
Personality Psychology	10
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	6
Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics	4
Behavioral Neuroscience	3
Social Psychology	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.