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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools

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Child Development & Psychology is the #79 most popular major in the country with 2,576 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.

Check out the child development graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 88% of the child development majors at the school.

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#2

Hunter College

New York, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Hunter College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the United States. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 94% of the child development majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fort Hays State University is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their graduate certificate. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Hays.

About 94% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 6% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the United States. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

Women make up 80% of the child development majors at the school.

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#5

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Purdue University Global helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the United States. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

With a ranking of #6, East Carolina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #7, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#8

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate child development and psychology programs. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

Women make up 44% of the child development majors at the school.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for child development and psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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

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#10

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for child development and psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

Of the 4 students majoring in child development at SUNY Stony Brook, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Child Development & Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Child Development

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).

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