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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 98 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the child development doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in the United States for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Women make up 81% of the child development majors at the school.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

Our analysis found University of Nevada - Reno to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 31% are male.

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Out of the 98 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in child development at UMN Twin Cities, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

#4

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

About 55% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 45% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Women make up 48% of the child development majors at the school.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

Pace University - New York came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 11% are male.

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University of California - Berkeley ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

About 78% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 22% are male.

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University of California - Riverside did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for child development and psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

Women make up 88% of the child development majors at the school.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of California - Riverside Report

University of Connecticut did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for child development and psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

Of the 17 students majoring in child development at UCONN, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for child development and psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in child development at University of Arizona, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#10

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree child development and psychology programs. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

About 56% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 44% are male.

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Washington University in St Louis ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 80% of the child development majors at the school.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Washington University in St Louis Report

#13

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in child development at KU, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for child development and psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

Of the 13 students majoring in child development at UT Knoxville, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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

Women make up 62% of the child development majors at the school.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Child Development & Psychology students that almost earned our Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
16 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
16 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
16 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
16 George Washington University Washington, DC
16 Teachers College at Columbia University New York, NY

Child Development & Psychology by Region

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Region
Southeast
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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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