by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Developmental and Child Psychology Major in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Developmental & Child Psychology is the 363rd most popular major in the country with 1,419 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 105 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 $78,293 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Developmental and Child Psychology Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in developmental and child psychology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in developmental and child psychology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Developmental and Child Psychology Major in the New England Region”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Developmental and Child Psychology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #1 spot on the list. UMass Boston is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Suffolk University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Developmental and Child Psychology Major in the New England Region. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s developmental and child psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Developmental and Child Psychology Major in the New England Region list. Boston College is a fairly large school located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts that handed out 1 doctorate’s developmental and child psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Developmental and Child Psychology Major in the New England Region list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s developmental and child psychology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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