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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

19 Colleges
$40,180 Avg Salary
$21,143 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Great Lakes 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.

Check out the child development programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for child development and psychology students. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#5

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.

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#6

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular child development and psychology programs. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #7, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for child development and psychology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Kent State University at Kent 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 large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.

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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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 57
Illinois 91
Ohio 72
Indiana 99
Wisconsin 11

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 19 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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