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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

16 Colleges
$49,734 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, child development and psychology was ranked #79 in the country. In fact 2,576 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

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

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Alliant International University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Reno is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Reno.

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#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

With a ranking of #6, Oregon State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Western Washington University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a large student population.

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Central Washington University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CWU is a large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.

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University of California - Berkeley ranked #9 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for child development and psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

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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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 231
Washington 27
Oregon 5
Nevada 51

One of 3 majors within the area of study, child development and psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 16 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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