Tufts University Rankings by Salary Score™

Very poor quality teaching, disorganized. Professors are caddy and gossip about students. The focus is heavy on soft skills like how to converse with others rather than actual medical knowledge, transfers, ROM, measurements, etc. most students who go to fieldwork say they didn’t realize how little practice skills they learned until they were pushed into a hospital they were not prepared for. Tuition is 100,00$ for the masters program, way more for the doctoral students, plus textbooks and housing you’re looking... Read More at another 10-20K. I’ve learned from my time here that the name of a school means absolutely nothing. I wish I had gone to a different school and saved thousands of dollars.

I really enjoyed my time at Tufts University, and especially my experience with the Child Development program. Seeing as my dad is a professor there and I grew up right around campus, I was already fairly familiar with the school going into college. But attending Tufts as a student was a great experience. Tufts was the right balance between a large school and a small school and between a city school and a rural school. Tufts encouraged its students to pursue passions and activities outside of the classroom,... Read More and although everyone was highly intelligent and the coursework was demanding, there wasn't a competitive environment between the students. The Child Development department was wonderful: it allowed for hands-on learning and encouraged students to consider the breadth of the field of Child Development. From classes on race and inequality to classes on children's literature, there was something for everyone, and Child Development majors were given the opportunity to try new things and broaden their expertise. The professors were all brilliant and cared about the well-being of students inside and outside the classroom. I graduated from Tufts feeling equipped to pursue a career post-grad and with a better sense of what my next steps should be.