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2024 Best Developmental & Child Psychology Schools in Massachusetts

4 Colleges in Massachusetts
103 Developmental and Child Psychology Degrees Awarded
A degree in developmental & child psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #363 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for developmental & child psychology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 103 degrees in developmental & child psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Developmental & Child Psychology School

Best Developmental & Child Psychology Schools in Massachusetts The developmental and child psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Developmental & Child Psychology rankings. For our Best Overall Developmental & Child Psychology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

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

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Bachelor's Degrees in Developmental and Child Psychology
Master's Degrees in Developmental and Child Psychology
Doctor's Degrees in Developmental and Child Psychology

The developmental and child psychology 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 Developmental & Child Psychology Schools in Massachusetts. 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 Developmental & Child Psychology in Massachusetts

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

Top Massachusetts Schools in Developmental and Child Psychology

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Boston College crest
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MA

Boston College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in developmental & child psychology. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Chestnut Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Boston College is a great college overall.

There were about 19 developmental & child psychology students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MA

It is difficult to beat Suffolk University if you want to pursue a degree in developmental & child psychology. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #165 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Suffolk is a great university overall.

There were about 1 developmental & child psychology students who graduated with this degree at Suffolk in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Massachusetts - Boston is a good choice for students interested in a degree in developmental & child psychology. UMass Boston is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Boston. This university ranks 24th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 8 developmental & child psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMass Boston in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
18.5% Growth in Graduates

Emmanuel College Massachusetts is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in developmental & child psychology. Emmanuel Boston is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Boston. This college ranks 29th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 27 developmental & child psychology students who graduated with this degree at Emmanuel Boston in the most recent data year.

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Bay Path crest
Bay Path University
Longmeadow, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
46 Developmental and Child Psychology Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Bay Path University if you want to pursue a degree in developmental & child psychology. Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Longmeadow. This university ranks 34th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 46 developmental & child psychology students who graduated with this degree at Bay Path in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Developmental & Child Psychology Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 538 2
Vermont 352 0

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Developmental & Child Psychology is one of 10 different types of Child Development & Psychology programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Developmental and Child Psychology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Experimental Psychology 346
Other Research & Experimental Psychology 297
Social Psychology 42
Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics 15
Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology 1

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