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2024 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the New England Region

18 Colleges in the New England Region
1,370 Child Development Degrees Awarded
$36,610 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in child development & psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #57 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 18 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,370 degrees in child development & psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Child Development & Psychology School

Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the New England Region The child development program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Child Development & Psychology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for child development & psychology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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

The child development school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the New England Region. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Child Development & Psychology in the New England Region

The schools below may not offer all types of child development degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top New England Region Schools in Child Development

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
88 Child Development Degrees Awarded
$53,927 Median Starting Salary

Harvard University is a good option for students interested in a degree in child development & psychology. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were approximately 88 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the child development & psychology program at Harvard University make $17,317 above the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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Brown University
Providence, RI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
73 Child Development Degrees Awarded
$37,636 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in child development & psychology needs to take a look at Brown University. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.

There were about 73 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the child development program report average early career earnings of $37,636.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
50 Child Development Degrees Awarded
$33,189 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat University of Connecticut if you want to pursue a degree in child development & psychology. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.

There were approximately 50 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the child development program report average early career earnings of $33,189.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
70 Child Development Degrees Awarded
$34,754 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in child development & psychology has to look into Tufts University. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

There were about 70 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the child development program state that they receive average early career wages of $34,754.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
91 Child Development Degrees Awarded
$40,643 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 91 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent year we have data available. Those child development & psychology students who get their degree from Brandeis University receive $4,033 more than the average child development graduate.

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Amherst College
Amherst, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
37 Child Development Degrees Awarded
$41,688 Median Starting Salary

Amherst is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Amherst is a great college overall.

There were approximately 37 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Amherst in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the child development & psychology degree program at Amherst College make $5,078 above the average graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
139 Child Development Degrees Awarded
10.8% Growth in Graduates

Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #59 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 139 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, child development degree recipients generally make around $35,413 in their early careers.

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In MA
4.8% Growth in Graduates

Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chestnut Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boston College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 21 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent data year.

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Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VT

Located in the distant town of Middlebury, Middlebury is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #76 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Middlebury is a great college overall.

There were about 29 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Middlebury in the most recent data year.

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Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
62 Child Development Degrees Awarded
9.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Wellesley, Wellesley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wellesley is a great college overall.

There were about 62 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Wellesley in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, child development degree recipients typically earn around $36,106 in the first five years of their career.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development & psychology schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 804
Connecticut 241 291
New Hampshire 210 54
Maine 202 116
Rhode Island 200 73
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 555
Other Research & Experimental Psychology 497
Developmental & Child Psychology 105
Behavioral Neuroscience 91
Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics 63
Social Psychology 46
Personality Psychology 10
Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology 3

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Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 9,899
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 2,159
Other Psychology 52

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