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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

15 Colleges
$49,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree 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 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the child development master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for child development and psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for child development and psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#9

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

With a ranking of #9, Ball State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for child development and psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very 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 15 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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