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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Hays State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Hays.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

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#6

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate child development and psychology programs. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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#8

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for child development and psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.

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

Majors Similar to Child Development

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 17 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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