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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

42 Colleges
$34,369 Avg Salary
$24,746 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology 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.

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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 42 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our analysis found New York University to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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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. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#3

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Montclair State University is a great place for child development and psychology students. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pace University - New York. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#6

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for child development and psychology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

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The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.

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#6

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for child development and psychology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

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#9

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for child development and psychology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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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 28 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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