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

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Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Master'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for child development majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Master'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 master’s degree. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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

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With a ranking of #7, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s best schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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#8

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton ranked #8 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.

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#9

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

With a ranking of #9, Ball State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree child development and psychology programs. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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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 15 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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