by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in Massachusetts” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Massachusetts, there were 804 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,072 and $21,778 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $82,580 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in Massachusetts” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in child development and psychology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their child development and psychology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts doctor’s degree child development students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in Massachusetts 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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandeis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in Massachusetts list. This medium-sized school is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
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. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #3 spot on the list. Harvard is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 11 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in Massachusetts. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, 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 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the #5 spot on the list. Boston College is a fairly large school located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts that handed out 3 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Suffolk University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #6. Suffolk is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 1 doctorate’s child development degrees 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%.
With a ranking of #7, Northeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in Massachusetts list. Northeastern University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 3 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
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Boston University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in Massachusetts ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s child development students in 2020-2021.
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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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