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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$49,734 Avg Salary

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

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for child development majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found Northcentral University to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 95% of the child development majors at the school.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Northcentral University Report

Out of the 18 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNR is a very large public school located in the large city of Reno.

Of the 23 students majoring in child development at UNR, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Irvine is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in child development at UC Irvine, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of California - Riverside Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

Of the 11 students majoring in child development at UW Seattle, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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Western Washington University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 25% are male.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Western Washington University

Alliant International University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 33% of the child development majors at the school.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Alliant International University Report

University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of California - Santa Barbara Report

With a ranking of #9, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

Of the 5 students majoring in child development at CSUN, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Full Child Development & Psychology at California State University - Northridge Report

University of California - Berkeley 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 #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at University of California - Berkeley

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 18 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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