2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology 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.
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The Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 23 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for child development students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network the best value school in the New England Region for child development and psychology students. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network undergraduate students pay an average of $13,392 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that child development majors at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network take out is $25,000. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $516.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the New England Region list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Boston College are $61,706 a year.
Boston College also claimed a spot on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fitchburg State University is a great value for child development and psychology students. Fitchburg State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg.
Fitchburg State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,735 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bates College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the New England Region list. Bates is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lewiston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bates are $59,062 a year.
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Out of the 23 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Yale undergraduate students pay an average of $59,950 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Yale also did well on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #6, Dartmouth College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dartmouth are $60,648 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Dartmouth is ranked #3 for overall quality for child development in the New England Region .
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Harvard University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Harvard undergraduate students pay an average of $55,587 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Harvard is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the New England Region list.
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Gordon College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the New England Region list. Gordon College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wenham.
Gordon College undergraduate students pay an average of $26,250 in tuition and fees each year.
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Amherst College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for child development and psychology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Amherst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Amherst are $61,150 per year. After completing their degree, child development graduates from Amherst carry an average student debtload of $13,500.
Amherst also claimed a spot on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Brown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for child development and psychology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.
Brown undergraduate students pay an average of $62,304 in tuition and fees each year. On average, child development graduates from Brown take out $15,850 in student loans while working on their degree.
Brown not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the New England Region list.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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Majors Related to Child Development
One of 3 majors within the area of study, child development and psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Child Development
| 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 23 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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