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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$49,734 Avg Salary

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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found Ohio State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Women make up 68% of the child development majors at the school.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

About 81% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 19% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#5

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.

Of the 20 students majoring in child development at Ball State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#6

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame 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 #6 on the list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

About 71% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 29% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Kent State University at Kent 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 large suburb of Kent, Kent State 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.

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#8

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree child development and psychology programs. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Of the 8 students majoring in child development at Purdue, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 7 students majoring in child development at Illinois Tech, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the child development majors at the school.

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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 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 17 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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