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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor'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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 98 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in child development at U-M, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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Our analysis found University of Nevada - Reno to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. UNR is a very large public school located in the city of Reno.

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

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the United States. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

About 65% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 55% of the child development majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in child development at Ohio State, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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Pace University - New York came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Pace University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 89% of the child development majors at the school.

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University of California - Berkeley landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 78% of the child development majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 29% are male.

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University of California - Riverside did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for child development and psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in child development at UCR, 12% are male and 88% are female.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of California - Riverside Report

#10

Yale University

New Haven, CT

With a ranking of #10, Yale University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 56% of the child development majors at the school.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

About 56% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 44% are male.

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With a ranking of #12, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 15 students majoring in child development at WUSTL, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#13

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

With a ranking of #13, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

About 71% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 29% are male.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 15% are male.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in child development at UIUC, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
16 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
16 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
16 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
16 George Washington University Washington, DC
16 Teachers College at Columbia University New York, NY

Child Development & Psychology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 26 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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