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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the New England Region

12 Ranked Colleges
66 Degrees Awarded
$36,900 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the New England Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 17,542 people earned their degree in child development and psychology, making the major the 57th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, child development and psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,186 and had an average of $22,623 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 1,370 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,610 and $22,502 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 66 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,293 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in child development and psychology. That schools that top this list have a program in child development and psychology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree child development students.

Top 12 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology in the New England Region

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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development 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 child development degrees to 17 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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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.

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Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandeis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the New England Region list. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s child development students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Harvard University Child Development & Psychology Report

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

Tufts University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the New England Region ranking. Tufts University is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s child development degrees to qualified students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Tufts Child Development & Psychology Report

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

With a ranking of #7, Brown University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the New England Region list. Brown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Brown University Child Development & Psychology Report

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #8, Boston College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the New England Region list. Boston College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s 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%.

Full Boston College Child Development & Psychology Report

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Suffolk University
Boston, Massachusetts

Suffolk University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s child development students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Suffolk University Child Development & Psychology Report

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Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts

Northeastern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the New England Region ranking. Northeastern is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 3 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Northeastern University Child Development & Psychology Report

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

With a ranking of #11, University of Rhode Island did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the New England Region list. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s child development degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Child Development & Psychology at University of Rhode Island

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the New England Region ranking. Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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