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

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

With 109 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, child development and psychology is the #42 most popular major in New Jersey.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in New Jersey 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 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - New Brunswick the most popular school in New Jersey for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

Of the 10 students majoring in child development at Rutgers New Brunswick, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

#2

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Princeton University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in New Jersey. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

About 57% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 43% are male.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Princeton University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - Newark is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Rutgers Newark is a large public school located in the city of Newark.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Rutgers University - Newark Report

Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

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 3 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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