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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$65,693 Avg Salary

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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Great Lakes 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.

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

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

About 81% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 19% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

About 48% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 52% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

About 62% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 38% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

About 50% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

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

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

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#6

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree child development and psychology programs. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

Women make up 89% of the child development majors at the school.

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

Of the 6 students majoring in child development at UW - Madison, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#9

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #9, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#10

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University 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 distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development and psychology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 57
Illinois 91
Ohio 72
Indiana 99
Wisconsin 11

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 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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