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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

17 Colleges
$40,180 Avg Salary
$21,143 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the child development programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology 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. 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 17 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 large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college 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. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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The excellent programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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

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#8

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best child development and psychology programs. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

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#9

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

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#10

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development and psychology schools 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 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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