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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$65,693 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

Child Development & Psychology is the #79 most popular major in the country with 2,576 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our 2023 rankings named University of Notre Dame the best school in the Great Lakes Region for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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Loyola University Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#7

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#8

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for child development and psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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#10

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree child development and psychology programs. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development and psychology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 57
Illinois 91
Ohio 72
Indiana 99
Wisconsin 11

Child Development & Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
General Psychology 8,051
Other Psychology 2,162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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