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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in New York

19 Colleges
$36,241 Avg Salary
$21,937 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology School for You

In 2020-2021, 668 degrees and certificates were awarded to child development and psychology students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #36 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in New York

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

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Cornell University the best school in New York for child development and psychology students. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The Graduate Center, CUNY is a great place for child development and psychology students. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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#3

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hofstra University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Out of the 19 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#5

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

Out of the 19 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rochester landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in New York list. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

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#7

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in New York ranking. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

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#8

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in New York ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for child development and psychology students. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

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Teachers College at Columbia University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 19 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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