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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools

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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.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools ranking. This report analyzed 155 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Child Development & Psychology program at each school on the list.

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

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in the United States for child development and psychology students. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 155 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Teachers College at Columbia University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the United States. 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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#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#4

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

The excellent programs at Montclair State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the United States. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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Pace University - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for child development and psychology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#10

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools ranking. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

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With a ranking of #11, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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University of Nevada - Reno landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular child development and psychology programs. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #13, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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#15

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular child development and psychology programs. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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#15

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, NY

The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.

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#15

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular child development and psychology programs. Hunter is a very large public school located in the city of New York.

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#15

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools ranking. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

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#19

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular child development and psychology programs. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #20, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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University of California - Riverside ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools list. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

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With a ranking of #22, University of California - Irvine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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#23

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#23

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools award.

Rank College Location
25 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX
25 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
27 Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO
28 Ball State University Muncie, IN
28 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
30 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
30 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
30 George Washington University Washington, DC
30 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
30 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA

Child Development & Psychology by Region

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 26 schools only.

  • 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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