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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

48 Colleges
$34,369 Avg Salary
$24,746 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 48 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for child development majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools

#1

Colgate University

Hamilton, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Colgate University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for child development and psychology students. Colgate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Hamilton.

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#2

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Princeton University is a great place for child development and psychology students. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Gettysburg College is a great place for child development and psychology students. Located in the city of Gettysburg, Gettysburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Haverford College

Haverford, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Haverford College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Haverford is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Haverford.

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The excellent programs at Cornell University 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 . Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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#6

Hamilton College

Clinton, NY

Hamilton College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Clinton, Hamilton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that child development majors at Hamilton take out is $17,180.

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With a ranking of #7, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on this year’s best schools for child development and psychology students. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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#8

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best child development and psychology programs. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#9

Barnard College

New York, NY

Barnard College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, Barnard is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Child Development majors at Barnard take out an average of $19,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#10

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

With a ranking of #10, Hofstra University did quite well on this year’s best schools for child development and psychology students. Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit school with a 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 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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