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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in District of Columbia

2 Colleges
$37,867 Avg Salary
$32,750 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology School for You

In 2020-2021, 25 degrees and certificates were awarded to child development and psychology students who went to a District of Columbia college or university. This makes it the #94 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges.

Top District of Columbia Schools in Child Development & Psychology

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the best school in District of Columbia for child development and psychology students. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at George Washington University

Out of the 2 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the # 2 spot on the list. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Catholic University of America Report

Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 668
Pennsylvania 198
Maryland 19
New Jersey 109
Delaware 7

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Child Development & Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Child Development

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 2 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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