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

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

In 2020-2021, 668 degrees and certificates were awarded to child development and psychology students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #36 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in New York 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for child development majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in New York for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 55% of the child development majors at the school.

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Out of the 15 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Pace University - New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Child Development & Psychology at Pace University - New York Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in child development at Teachers College, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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#4

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hofstra University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

Full Child Development & Psychology at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

#5

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rochester. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit 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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#7

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree child development and psychology programs. UAlbany is a large public school located in the city of Albany.

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

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#7

The New School

New York, NY

The New School landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree child development and psychology programs. New School University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 6 students majoring in child development at New School University, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #7, University at Buffalo 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 suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the child development majors at the school.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University at Buffalo Report

#10

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Cornell University 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
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 15 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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