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Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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$49,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 25 degrees and certificates were awarded to child development and psychology students who went to a District of Columbia college or university. This makes it the #94 most popular major in the state.

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 in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia.

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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#2

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gallaudet University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Catholic University of America helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in District of Columbia. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 668
Pennsylvania 198
Maryland 19
New Jersey 109
Delaware 7

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 3 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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