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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, child development and psychology was ranked #58 in the country. In fact 17,542 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Child Development & Psychology

#1

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ball State University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for child development and psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Purdue University Global helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public 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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 794
Ohio 107
Illinois 857
Indiana 721
Wisconsin 11

One of 3 majors within the area of study, child development and psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Child Development

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Other Psychology 2,683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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