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

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

With 109 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, child development and psychology is the #42 most popular major in New Jersey.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in New Jersey 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

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Montclair State University the most popular school in New Jersey for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a very 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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#2

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Princeton University is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

About 50% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#2

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seton Hall University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Rutgers University - Newark helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in New Jersey. Rutgers Newark is a large public school located in the large city of Newark.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Rutgers University - Camden helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in New Jersey. Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Camden.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

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 6 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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