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

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

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

In 2020-2021, 721 degrees and certificates were awarded to child development and psychology students who went to a Indiana college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Indiana 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 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the most popular school in Indiana for child development and psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

About 77% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in Indiana. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 22% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, child development graduates from Purdue carry an average student debt load of $17,727. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $306.

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Out of the 5 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 19% are male.

Child Development majors at PFW take out an average of $22,164 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

Wabash College

Crawfordsville, IN

Out of the 5 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Wabash College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Wabash is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Crawfordsville.

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#5

Earlham College

Richmond, IN

Out of the 5 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Earlham College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Earlham is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Richmond.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 794
Ohio 107
Illinois 857
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 5 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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