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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

22 Colleges
$49,734 Avg Salary

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.

View our full ranking methodology.

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

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Our analysis found Princeton University to be the best school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. The school came in at #3 on this year’s 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 large city of New York.

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#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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Out of the 22 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #6, Drexel 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 city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#7

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

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 medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

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#9

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree child development and psychology programs. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

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#10

George Washington University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #10, George Washington 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 large city of Washington, GWU 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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,017
New York 1,838
Maryland 128
New Jersey 546
District of Columbia 192
Delaware 210

Child Development & Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

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