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

27 Colleges
$40,180 Avg Salary
$21,143 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology 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.

The Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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

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

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our 2023 rankings named University of Notre Dame the best school in the Great Lakes Region for child development and psychology students. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for child development and psychology students. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Child Development majors at UChicago take out an average of $19,372 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lake Forest College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lake Forest, Lake Forest is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, child development majors at U-M accumulate an average of around $17,125 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $488, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #8, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for child development and psychology students. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Denison University

Granville, OH

Denison University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Denison is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Granville.

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Loyola University Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development and psychology colleges 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 25 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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