52 Best colleges for Child Psychology in Massachusetts

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 3.29M citations received by 60.1K 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: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

2. Boston University

Boston

For Child Psychology

#43 in the United States

#48 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Child Psychology

#71 in the United States

#81 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

4. Tufts University

Medford

For Child Psychology

#76 in the United States

#87 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,333

5. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Child Psychology

#80 in the United States

#91 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

6. Boston College

Boston

For Child Psychology

#95 in the United States

#108 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,590

7. Northeastern University

Boston

For Child Psychology

#125 in the United States

#144 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,770

8. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Child Psychology

#127 in the United States

#146 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
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: 1,394
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1962

10. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Child Psychology

#143 in the United States

#165 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,668

11. Clark University

Worcester

For Child Psychology

#171 in the United States

#194 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,767

12. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Child Psychology

#217 in the United States

#246 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,501

13. Williams College

Williamstown

For Child Psychology

#240 in the United States

#271 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $16,988

14. Smith College

Northampton

For Child Psychology

#241 in the United States

#272 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1474
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,823

15. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Child Psychology

#265 in the United States

#298 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

16. Amherst College

Amherst

For Child Psychology

#308 in the United States

#344 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $17,965

17. Curry College

Milton

For Child Psychology

#335 in the United States

#372 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1130
Net Price: $30,367
Receiving Aid: 100%

18. Suffolk University

Boston

For Child Psychology

#337 in the United States

#375 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,089

19. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Child Psychology

#353 in the United States

#391 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,455

20. Simmons University

Boston

For Child Psychology

#371 in the United States

#411 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,575

21. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Child Psychology

#408 in the United States

#451 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,782

22. Western New England University

Springfield

For Child Psychology

#411 in the United States

#455 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,548

23. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Child Psychology

#415 in the United States

#460 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 99%

24. Emerson College

Boston

For Child Psychology

#419 in the United States

#466 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $50,703

25. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Child Psychology

#438 in the United States

#485 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,484
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1977

26. William James College

Newton

For Child Psychology

#447 in the United States

#494 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 951
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1974

27. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Child Psychology

#471 in the United States

#521 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Net Price: $47,799
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $28,005

28. Dean College

Franklin

For Child Psychology

#482 in the United States

#532 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $31,472
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,467

29. Bentley University

Waltham

For Child Psychology

#485 in the United States

#535 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $43,858

30. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Child Psychology

#504 in the United States

#554 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

31. Springfield College

Springfield

For Child Psychology

#553 in the United States

#604 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1165
Net Price: $29,198
Receiving Aid: 100%

32. Babson College

Wellesley

For Child Psychology

#567 in the United States

#619 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,220

33. Endicott College

Beverly

For Child Psychology

#574 in the United States

#627 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $39,988

34. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Child Psychology

#581 in the United States

#634 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $8,406
Enrollment: 4,555

35. Salem State University

Salem

For Child Psychology

#599 in the United States

#652 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1075
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,241

36. Assumption College

Worcester

For Child Psychology

#601 in the United States

#654 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $29,072
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,759

37. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Child Psychology

#602 in the United States

#655 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,214

38. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Child Psychology

#641 in the United States

#695 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $38,849
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,235

39. Lesley University

Cambridge

For Child Psychology

#655 in the United States

#709 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $33,111
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $16,476

40. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Child Psychology

#665 in the United States

#721 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 177
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1921

41. MCPHS University

Boston

For Child Psychology

#672 in the United States

#728 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $37,182

42. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Child Psychology

#702 in the United States

#761 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1144
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $7,332

43. Hampshire College

Amherst

For Child Psychology

#706 in the United States

#765 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $27,556
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $43,944

44. Bay State College

Boston

For Child Psychology

#717 in the United States

#776 in North America

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

45. Fisher College

Boston

For Child Psychology

#736 in the United States

#795 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $27,827
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $24,917

46. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Child Psychology

#834 in the United States

#899 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1163
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,184

47. Regis College

Weston

For Child Psychology

#850 in the United States

#915 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $30,212
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $34,144

48. Gordon College

Wenham

For Child Psychology

#874 in the United States

#941 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1269
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $25,250

49. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Needham

For Child Psychology

#877 in the United States

#944 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $40,370

50. Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

For Child Psychology

#894 in the United States

#961 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

51. Stonehill College

Easton

For Child Psychology

#913 in the United States

#980 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $31,134
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $37,353

52. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Norton

For Child Psychology

#936 in the United States

#1004 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $31,638

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Child Psychology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	6	60
Connecticut	19	4
New Hampshire	9	128
Vermont	4	96
New York	97	7
New Jersey	21	26
Maine	7	197
Pennsylvania	65	6
Maryland	18	13
District of Columbia	8	102
Virginia	30	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	19	31
Wisconsin	18	14
Georgia	26	27
Illinois	39	15
Alabama	14	86
Iowa	10	29
Missouri	18	40
Florida	29	33
Minnesota	20	11
Mississippi	8	148
Arkansas	8	157
Louisiana	16	61
Kansas	8	41
South Dakota	4	248
North Dakota	4	188
Nebraska	6	66
Oklahoma	9	130
Puerto Rico	5	659
Texas	54	18
Colorado	14	68
Montana	3	236
New Mexico	4	109
Utah	7	47
Idaho	3	256
Arizona	6	17
Washington	15	5
Oregon	14	64
California	83	3
Hawaii	3	129

Psychology subfields in Massachusetts

Clinical Psychology45

Cognitive Science45

Education Majors53

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution16

Neuroscience55

Occupational Therapy13

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology12