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

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

With 91 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, child development and psychology is the #99 most popular major in Illinois.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Chicago Report

#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Child Development & Psychology at DePaul University Report

Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 57
Ohio 72
Indiana 99
Wisconsin 11

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 4 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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