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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

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

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our analysis found New York University to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 22 students majoring in child development at NYU, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Out of the 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pace University - New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in child development at Pace University, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 75% of the child development majors at the school.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Pennsylvania Report

#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 83% of the child development majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 17% are male.

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Out of the 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 42% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 58% are male.

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#7

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 20% are male.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.

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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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 668
Pennsylvania 198
Maryland 19
New Jersey 109
District of Columbia 25
Delaware 7

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 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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