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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

33 Colleges
$34,369 Avg Salary
$24,746 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. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Our analysis found Princeton University to be the best school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great place for child development and psychology students. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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The excellent programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.

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#5

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Out of the 33 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hofstra University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best child development and psychology programs. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester ranked #7 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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George Washington University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best child development and psychology programs. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

With a ranking of #10, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s best schools for child development and psychology students. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 668
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 25 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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