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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania

11 Colleges
$28,557 Avg Salary
$27,291 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology School for You

Child Development & Psychology is the #45 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 1,017 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools

#1

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Gettysburg College the best school in Pennsylvania for child development and psychology students. Gettysburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Gettysburg.

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#2

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 #2 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Haverford, Haverford is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great place for child development and psychology students. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#6

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Child Development majors at Villanova take out an average of $26,449 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#7

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#8

Albright College

Reading, PA

Albright College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best child development and psychology programs. Located in the small city of Reading, Albright is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Clarion University of Pennsylvania landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best child development and psychology programs. Located in the town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public college with a small student population.

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#10

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

One of 3 majors within the area of study, child development and psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 11 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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