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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region

24 Colleges
$36,805 Avg Salary
$17,313 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, child development and psychology was ranked #79 in the country. In fact 2,576 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nevada - Reno the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for child development and psychology students. UNR is a very large public school located in the city of Reno.

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The excellent programs at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 24 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northcentral University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Riverside is a great place for child development and psychology students. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 24 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular child development and psychology programs. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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#8

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for child development and psychology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Southern California ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development and psychology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 231
Washington 27
Oregon 5
Nevada 51

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 24 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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