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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

8 Colleges
$31,832 Avg Salary
$22,695 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree School for You

Child Development & Psychology is the #46 most popular major in Illinois with 857 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Child Development & Psychology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 71% of the child development majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that child development majors at UIUC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,095. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $329.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 90 students majoring in child development at UChicago, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Chicago Report

#3

Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, IL

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Lake Forest College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in Illinois. Located in the large suburb of Lake Forest, Lake Forest is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 68% of the child development majors at the school.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Northwestern University Report

#5

Knox College

Galesburg, IL

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Knox College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in Illinois. Located in the town of Galesburg, Knox is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 11% are male.

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Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 83% of the child development majors at the school.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Illinois Institute of Technology Report

#7

Illinois College

Jacksonville, IL

Illinois College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Illinois College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Jacksonville.

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#7

Eureka College

Eureka, IL

Eureka College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for child development and psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Eureka College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Eureka.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 794
Ohio 107
Indiana 721
Wisconsin 11

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 8 schools only.

  • 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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