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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in New Jersey

4 Colleges
$35,726 Avg Salary
$27,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology School for You

With 109 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, child development and psychology is the #42 most popular major in New Jersey.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New Jersey to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best for child development majors pursuing a .

Top New Jersey Schools in Child Development & Psychology

#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 New Jersey. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seton Hall University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in New Jersey list. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great place for child development and psychology students. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

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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
District of Columbia 25
Delaware 7

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 4 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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