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2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

9 Ranked Colleges
74 Degrees Awarded
$45,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Child Development & Psychology is the 72nd most popular major in the country with 15,161 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, child development and psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,673 and had an average of $25,889 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 1,387 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,000 and $22,919 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 74 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in child development and psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality child development and psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the child development and psychology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology in the New England Region

#1

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s child development degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558.

Read more about Child Development & Psychology at Northeastern University

#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s child development students in 2019-2020.

Boston College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Child Development & Psychology at Boston College

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s child development degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576.

Full UCONN Child Development & Psychology Report

#4

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Yale University is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s child development degrees to qualified students.

Yale also made our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Yale University

#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s child development students in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Massachusetts - Boston Child Development & Psychology Report

#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Harvard University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree child development students list, Harvard has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

Brandeis University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Waltham, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s child development degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree child development students list, Brandeis has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis are $52,060, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Child Development & Psychology at Brandeis University

#8

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Tufts University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s child development students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree child development students list, Tufts has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Boston University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s child development students in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Child Development & Psychology at Boston University

#9

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Brown University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Child Development Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s child development degrees to qualified students.

Brown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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