51 Best colleges for Child Psychology in Massachusetts

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 2.42M citations received by 54.3K academic papers made by 51 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

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

2. Boston University

Boston

For Child Psychology

#35 in the United States

#38 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

3. Tufts University

Medford

For Child Psychology

#77 in the United States

#87 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,479

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Child Psychology

#81 in the United States

#92 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

5. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Child Psychology

#83 in the United States

#94 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

6. Boston College

Boston

For Child Psychology

#100 in the United States

#114 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1488
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,559

7. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Child Psychology

#128 in the United States

#146 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 99%

8. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Child Psychology

#135 in the United States

#155 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,352
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1962

9. Northeastern University

Boston

For Child Psychology

#138 in the United States

#159 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,827

10. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Child Psychology

#164 in the United States

#187 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,565

11. Clark University

Worcester

For Child Psychology

#188 in the United States

#212 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,053

12. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Child Psychology

#221 in the United States

#250 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,362

13. Smith College

Northampton

For Child Psychology

#230 in the United States

#259 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $30,790

14. Williams College

Williamstown

For Child Psychology

#246 in the United States

#276 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,965

15. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Child Psychology

#263 in the United States

#296 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1259
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

16. Amherst College

Amherst

For Child Psychology

#288 in the United States

#322 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,367

17. Suffolk University

Boston

For Child Psychology

#325 in the United States

#361 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $32,270

18. Curry College

Milton

For Child Psychology

#333 in the United States

#370 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Net Price: $31,091
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,402

19. William James College

Newton

For Child Psychology

#363 in the United States

#400 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 897
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1974

20. Simmons University

Boston

For Child Psychology

#366 in the United States

#404 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $24,423

21. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Child Psychology

#390 in the United States

#428 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,765

22. Western New England University

Springfield

For Child Psychology

#395 in the United States

#434 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,214

23. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Child Psychology

#398 in the United States

#439 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $34,679

24. Emerson College

Boston

For Child Psychology

#404 in the United States

#446 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $51,432

25. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Child Psychology

#425 in the United States

#469 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 98%

26. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Child Psychology

#428 in the United States

#473 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,353
Male:Female: 15:85
Founded: 1977

27. Dean College

Franklin

For Child Psychology

#461 in the United States

#509 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $32,219
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,972

28. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Child Psychology

#497 in the United States

#547 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

29. Bentley University

Waltham

For Child Psychology

#500 in the United States

#550 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1339
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $44,233

30. Springfield College

Springfield

For Child Psychology

#514 in the United States

#564 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,930

31. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Child Psychology

#521 in the United States

#571 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Net Price: $46,876
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $27,059

32. Babson College

Wellesley

For Child Psychology

#552 in the United States

#602 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $28,400

33. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Child Psychology

#566 in the United States

#617 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $6,904
Enrollment: 4,702

34. Assumption College

Worcester

For Child Psychology

#585 in the United States

#636 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $28,911
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,492

35. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Child Psychology

#599 in the United States

#651 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,273

36. Endicott College

Beverly

For Child Psychology

#602 in the United States

#654 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $39,496

37. Salem State University

Salem

For Child Psychology

#609 in the United States

#663 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1098
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,562

38. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Child Psychology

#641 in the United States

#696 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $37,296
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $27,729

39. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Child Psychology

#648 in the United States

#703 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1118
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 100%

40. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Child Psychology

#653 in the United States

#708 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 212
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1921

41. Lesley University

Cambridge

For Child Psychology

#662 in the United States

#717 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $32,414
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $16,279

42. MCPHS University

Boston

For Child Psychology

#689 in the United States

#745 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $38,776

43. Bay State College

Boston

For Child Psychology

#711 in the United States

#768 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Net Price: $43,020
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,243

44. Fisher College

Boston

For Child Psychology

#736 in the United States

#795 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $26,257
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $25,406

45. Hampshire College

Amherst

For Child Psychology

#746 in the United States

#805 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $24,087
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $44,835

46. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Child Psychology

#826 in the United States

#891 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1105
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $8,069

47. Regis College

Weston

For Child Psychology

#853 in the United States

#919 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $30,014
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,088

48. Gordon College

Wenham

For Child Psychology

#882 in the United States

#949 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $24,483

49. Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

For Child Psychology

#896 in the United States

#963 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

50. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Norton

For Child Psychology

#901 in the United States

#968 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $32,863

51. Stonehill College

Easton

For Child Psychology

#905 in the United States

#972 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $31,021
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $34,710

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Child Psychology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	6	60
Connecticut	17	5
New Hampshire	9	131
Vermont	3	94
New York	96	7
New Jersey	20	32
Maine	7	196
Pennsylvania	61	6
Maryland	18	12
District of Columbia	8	103
Virginia	28	28
West Virginia	3	92
Ohio	38	14
North Carolina	23	9
Michigan	19	2
South Carolina	13	64
Indiana	16	62
Kentucky	12	49
Tennessee	18	31
Wisconsin	17	13
Georgia	25	25
Illinois	39	16
Alabama	13	87
Iowa	11	27
Missouri	18	39
Florida	28	30
Minnesota	20	11
Mississippi	7	149
Arkansas	7	165
Louisiana	15	58
Kansas	8	40
South Dakota	3	241
North Dakota	4	178
Nebraska	6	66
Oklahoma	9	129
Puerto Rico	5	664
Texas	55	17
Colorado	13	72
Montana	3	235
New Mexico	4	107
Utah	7	45
Idaho	3	261
Arizona	6	18
Washington	15	4
Oregon	14	54
California	77	3
Hawaii	4	127

Psychology subfields in Massachusetts

Clinical Psychology42

Cognitive Science42

Education Majors51

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution17

Neuroscience53

Occupational Therapy13

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology15