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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania

7 Colleges
$28,557 Avg Salary
$27,291 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology School for You

In 2020-2021, 198 degrees and certificates were awarded to child development and psychology students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #61 most popular major in the state.

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 Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Pennsylvania to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in Pennsylvania for child development and psychology students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in Pennsylvania. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#3

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duquesne University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania list. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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#4

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

The excellent programs at Lehigh University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great place for child development and psychology students. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple 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. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for child development and psychology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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
Maryland 19
New Jersey 109
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 7 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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