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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$65,693 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, child development and psychology was ranked #79 in the country. In fact 2,576 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree 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.

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

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 Far Western US Region . UNR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Reno.

Women make up 69% of the child development majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 78% of the child development majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Riverside helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in child development at UCR, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Irvine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in child development at UC Irvine, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 9 students majoring in child development at USC, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#5

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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

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California Institute of Integral Studies came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Francisco, CIIS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 25% are male.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree child development and psychology programs. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

Of the 5 students majoring in child development at UW Seattle, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in child development at UCSB, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in child development at Oregon State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development and psychology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 231
Washington 27
Oregon 5
Nevada 51

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 14 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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