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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in New Jersey

6 Colleges
$35,726 Avg Salary
$27,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in New Jersey 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

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. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

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

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Out of the 6 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 3 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

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#4

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

The excellent programs at Seton Hall University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in New Jersey. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.

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The excellent programs at Rutgers University - Camden helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in New Jersey. Rutgers Camden is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Camden.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - Newark is a great place for child development and psychology students. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Newark.

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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
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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