2024 Best Child Development Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in child development, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #341 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Child Development Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 31 master's degrees in child development to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to child development students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other child development students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized child development related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for child development students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Child Development Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Child Development Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Child Development in the New England Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in child development.

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Child Development

1

Tufts University
Medford, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Tufts University is a great choice for students interested in a master's degree in child development. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in child development from Tufts University

2

Boston University
Boston, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Boston University is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in child development. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in child development from Boston University

Best Child Development Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	551	31

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Child Development Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Human Development & Family Studies area of study, Child Development has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Child Development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Human Development & Family Studies	29
Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services	10

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).
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