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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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

New York University

New York, NY

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

About 79% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 21% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Teachers College at Columbia University is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#3

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

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

Full Child Development & Psychology at Montclair State University Report

#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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

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#5

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Out of the 33 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fordham University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

Of the 35 students majoring in child development at Fordham U, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Fordham University Report

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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in child development at Pace University, 16% are male and 84% are female.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Pace University - New York

The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

About 72% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 28% are male.

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#8

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 9% are male.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Duquesne University Report

#9

Hunter College

New York, NY

With a ranking of #9, Hunter College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Hunter is a very large public school located in the city of New York.

Of the 20 students majoring in child development at Hunter, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Hunter College Report

#10

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Women make up 75% 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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 668
Pennsylvania 198
Maryland 19
New Jersey 109
District of Columbia 25
Delaware 7

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 33 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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