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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree 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.

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.

The Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 120 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

New York University

New York, NY

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

Women make up 79% of the child development majors at the school.

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#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 135 students majoring in child development at Capella University, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Teachers College at Columbia University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 87% of the child development majors at the school.

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#4

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Montclair State University is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

Of the 76 students majoring in child development at Montclair State, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree child development and psychology programs. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Of the 64 students majoring in child development at UPenn, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#7

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

About 95% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 5% are male.

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#8

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for child development and psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

About 86% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#9

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree child development and psychology programs. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

Women make up 71% of the child development majors at the school.

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#10

Pace University - New York

New York, NY

Pace University - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for child development and psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 16% are male.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in child development at UMN Twin Cities, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#12

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, NY

With a ranking of #12, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 72% of the child development majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #13, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Of the 28 students majoring in child development at Ohio State, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Of the 26 students majoring in child development at UIUC, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Women make up 81% of the child development majors at the school.

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#16

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 65% of the child development majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #16, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in child development at UT Dallas, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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University of Nevada - Reno came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 78% of the child development majors at the school.

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#16

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 91% of the child development majors at the school.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
20 Hunter College New York, NY
20 Ball State University Muncie, IN
20 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
23 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA
23 University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL

Child Development & Psychology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 25 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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