52 Best colleges for Child Psychology in Massachusetts

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Child Psychology. A graph of 3.45M citations received by 62.1K academic papers made by 52 universities in Massachusetts was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Harvard University

Cambridge

For Child Psychology

#2 in the United States

#2 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

2. Boston University

Boston

For Child Psychology

#43 in the United States

#48 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,420

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Child Psychology

#71 in the United States

#81 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

4. Tufts University

Medford

For Child Psychology

#76 in the United States

#87 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,367

5. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Child Psychology

#80 in the United States

#91 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

6. Boston College

Boston

For Child Psychology

#95 in the United States

#108 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,519

7. Northeastern University

Boston

For Child Psychology

#125 in the United States

#144 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,207

8. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Child Psychology

#126 in the United States

#145 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 92%

9. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Child Psychology

#131 in the United States

#152 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,489
Male:Female: 31:69
Founded: 1962

10. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Child Psychology

#141 in the United States

#163 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,550

11. Clark University

Worcester

For Child Psychology

#172 in the United States

#195 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1374
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,865

12. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Child Psychology

#217 in the United States

#247 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,174

13. Smith College

Northampton

For Child Psychology

#244 in the United States

#275 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,305

14. Williams College

Williamstown

For Child Psychology

#246 in the United States

#277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $15,894

15. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Child Psychology

#263 in the United States

#295 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 92%

16. Amherst College

Amherst

For Child Psychology

#307 in the United States

#343 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,049

17. Suffolk University

Boston

For Child Psychology

#335 in the United States

#372 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $33,832

18. Curry College

Milton

For Child Psychology

#336 in the United States

#374 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1140
Net Price: $29,917
Receiving Aid: 100%

19. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Child Psychology

#355 in the United States

#395 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $36,014

20. Simmons University

Boston

For Child Psychology

#368 in the United States

#409 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,691

21. Western New England University

Springfield

For Child Psychology

#405 in the United States

#449 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $27,056

22. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Child Psychology

#409 in the United States

#454 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,526

23. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Child Psychology

#411 in the United States

#457 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 99%

24. Emerson College

Boston

For Child Psychology

#415 in the United States

#462 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $53,432

25. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Child Psychology

#420 in the United States

#467 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,672
Male:Female: 14:86
Founded: 1977

26. William James College

Newton

For Child Psychology

#448 in the United States

#495 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 967
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1974

27. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Child Psychology

#459 in the United States

#509 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Net Price: $47,372
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,545

28. Bentley University

Waltham

For Child Psychology

#479 in the United States

#529 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $45,802

29. Dean College

Franklin

For Child Psychology

#481 in the United States

#531 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $32,085
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,958

30. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Child Psychology

#491 in the United States

#541 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1162
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

31. Endicott College

Beverly

For Child Psychology

#553 in the United States

#604 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1267
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $41,394

32. Springfield College

Springfield

For Child Psychology

#556 in the United States

#607 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,039

33. Babson College

Wellesley

For Child Psychology

#566 in the United States

#618 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $32,019

34. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Child Psychology

#582 in the United States

#635 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,054
Enrollment: 4,588

35. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Child Psychology

#594 in the United States

#647 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1255
Net Price: $31,121
Receiving Aid: 100%

36. Assumption College

Worcester

For Child Psychology

#601 in the United States

#654 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $29,748
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $35,905

37. Salem State University

Salem

For Child Psychology

#603 in the United States

#656 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $10,319
Enrollment: 6,230

38. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Child Psychology

#639 in the United States

#693 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $38,504
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,550

39. Lesley University

Cambridge

For Child Psychology

#658 in the United States

#714 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $32,587
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,167

40. MCPHS University

Boston

For Child Psychology

#667 in the United States

#724 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1288
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $41,506

41. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Child Psychology

#670 in the United States

#727 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 163
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1921

42. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Child Psychology

#699 in the United States

#758 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1155
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,464

43. Hampshire College

Amherst

For Child Psychology

#714 in the United States

#773 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $27,895
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $46,145

44. Bay State College

Boston

For Child Psychology

#720 in the United States

#779 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $43,020
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,243

45. Fisher College

Boston

For Child Psychology

#724 in the United States

#783 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $28,596
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $25,379

46. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Child Psychology

#818 in the United States

#882 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1190
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $11,338

47. Regis College

Weston

For Child Psychology

#851 in the United States

#917 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $28,575
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $37,193

48. Gordon College

Wenham

For Child Psychology

#857 in the United States

#923 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1243
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $25,299

49. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Needham

For Child Psychology

#869 in the United States

#936 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1526
Net Price: $43,184
Receiving Aid: 100%

50. Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

For Child Psychology

#894 in the United States

#961 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1145
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $11,539

51. Stonehill College

Easton

For Child Psychology

#912 in the United States

#980 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Net Price: $33,385
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $39,344

52. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Norton

For Child Psychology

#939 in the United States

#1007 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $30,701

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Child Psychology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	8	59
Connecticut	18	4
New Hampshire	9	128
Vermont	4	96
New York	97	7
New Jersey	21	27
Maine	7	201
Pennsylvania	65	6
Maryland	18	13
District of Columbia	8	105
Virginia	31	28
West Virginia	3	88
Ohio	40	16
North Carolina	23	9
Michigan	19	1
South Carolina	13	65
Indiana	18	37
Kentucky	12	53
Tennessee	20	31
Wisconsin	18	14
Georgia	26	26
Illinois	39	15
Alabama	14	85
Iowa	10	29
Missouri	19	39
Florida	29	34
Minnesota	20	11
Mississippi	8	147
Arkansas	7	156
Louisiana	16	61
Kansas	8	41
South Dakota	4	245
North Dakota	4	187
Nebraska	6	66
Oklahoma	9	132
Puerto Rico	5	655
Texas	54	18
Colorado	14	68
Montana	3	239
New Mexico	4	113
Utah	7	47
Idaho	3	256
Arizona	6	17
Nevada	3	139
Washington	15	5
Oregon	14	63
California	84	3
Hawaii	4	129

Psychology subfields in Massachusetts

Clinical Psychology45

Cognitive Science45

Education Majors53

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution16

Neuroscience55

Occupational Therapy13

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology11