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2025 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Rhode Island

1 College in Rhode Island
59 Child Development Degrees Awarded
$38,732 Avg Early-Career Salary
Child Development & Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #57 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

There was only one school in Rhode Island to review for the 2025 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Rhode Island ranking.

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Child Development & Psychology Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Child Development
Master's Degrees in Child Development
Doctor's Degrees in Child Development

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Rhode Island ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Child Development & Psychology in Rhode Island

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the child development degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Rhode Island Schools in Child Development

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Brown University
Providence, RI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
59 Child Development Degrees Awarded
$39,493 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in child development & psychology needs to look into Brown University. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their degree from the child development program report average early career wages of $39,493.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 804
Connecticut 241 291
New Hampshire 210 54
Maine 202 116
Vermont 194 29

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Child Development & Psychology is one of 24 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.

Child Development Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Experimental Psychology 34
Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics 25

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Majors Similar to Child Development

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 645
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 109
Other Psychology 9

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