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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

40 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 #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 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for child development majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

About 79% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 21% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, child development graduates from NYU carry an average student debt load of $19,921. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $783, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

Women make up 85% of the child development majors at the school.

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Out of the 40 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the # 4 spot on the list. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

Of the 203 students majoring in child development at UD, 21% are male and 79% are female.

Child Development majors at UD take out an average of $22,087 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $449, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Rochester helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 69% of the child development majors at the school.

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Columbia University in the City of New York 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 38% are male.

Child Development majors at Columbia take out an average of $23,560 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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George Washington University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 143 students majoring in child development at GWU, 18% are male and 82% are female.

On average, child development graduates from GWU take out $21,325 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#8

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 27% are male.

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#9

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania 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 #9 on the list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Of the 77 students majoring in child development at UPenn, 26% are male and 74% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, child development majors at UPenn accumulate an average of around $17,669 in student debt.

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#10

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 21% are male.

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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 25 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).

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