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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

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Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 668 degrees and certificates were awarded to child development and psychology students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #36 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for child development majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top New York Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Child Development & Psychology

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the best school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stony Brook University is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their graduate certificate. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

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#3

Hunter College

New York, NY

Out of the 3 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Hunter is a very large public school located in the large city of New York.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Hunter College Report

Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 198
Maryland 19
New Jersey 109
District of Columbia 25
Delaware 7

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 3 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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