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

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

In 2020-2021, 668 degrees and certificates were awarded to child development and psychology students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #36 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in New York 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.

Check out the child development master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in New York 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.

Of the 262 students majoring in child development at NYU, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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Out of the 15 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 86 students majoring in child development at Teachers College, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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#3

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Fordham University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in New York. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

Women make up 86% of the child development majors at the school.

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

Women make up 84% of the child development majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 29 students majoring in child development at The Graduate Center, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#6

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College 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. Hunter is a very large public school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 80% of the child development majors at the school.

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#7

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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

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#8

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 90% of the child development majors at the school.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 67% of the child development majors at the school.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

Rochester Institute of Technology 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 #10 on the list. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

About 63% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 38% are male.

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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
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 15 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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