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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$41,217 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, child development and psychology was ranked #58 in the country. In fact 17,542 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for child development students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

Check out the child development master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston College the best value school in the New England Region for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Boston College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Yale are $45,700 per year.

Yale also took the #4 spot in our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 a year.

Harvard also took the #5 spot in our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.

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Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Northeastern is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UMass Lowell graduate students pay an average of $26,990 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Brandeis graduate students pay an average of $53,618 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, MA

Bay Path University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Longmeadow, Bay Path is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bay Path are $19,235 a year.

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University of Connecticut came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UCONN graduate students pay an average of $42,237 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Boston are $36,485 per year.

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#10

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Boston U graduate students pay an average of $59,418 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Boston U also is in the top 15% of our Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development and psychology colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 804
Connecticut 294
New Hampshire 54
Maine 116
Rhode Island 73
Vermont 29

One of 3 majors within the area of study, child development and psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Other Psychology 2,683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

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