2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree School for You
Child Development & Psychology is the #58 most popular major in the country with 17,542 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Princeton University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Drexel University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Rochester did quite well on this year’s best schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #8, Montclair State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.
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With a ranking of #9, Fordham University did quite well on this year’s best schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.
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George Washington University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Request InformationBest Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best child development and psychology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1,017 |
| New York | 1,838 |
| Maryland | 128 |
| New Jersey | 546 |
| District of Columbia | 192 |
| Delaware | 210 |
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Child Development & Psychology Related Rankings by Major
Child Development & Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 22 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.