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

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

Child Development & Psychology is the #83 most popular major in California with 231 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in California 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in California for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the child development majors at the school.

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#4

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in California. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

Of the 9 students majoring in child development at Stanford, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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

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California Institute of Integral Studies landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the city of San Francisco, CIIS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in child development at CIIS, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 40% of the child development majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

About 67% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#9

Meridian University

Petaluma, CA

Meridian University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Meridian University is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Petaluma.

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#9

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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.

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 10 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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