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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

14 Colleges
$65,693 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, child development and psychology was ranked #58 in the country. In fact 17,542 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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.

The Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 Nevada - Reno to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UNR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Reno.

Of the 26 students majoring in child development at UNR, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in child development at UC Berkeley, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Riverside helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 12% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Irvine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 5 spot on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Out of the 14 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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

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California Institute of Integral Studies ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, CIIS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 75% of the child development majors at the school.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

About 60% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 40% are male.

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University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 60% are male.

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University of California - San Diego landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree child development and psychology programs. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Of the 3 students majoring in child development at UCSD, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 4,035
Washington 672
Oregon 5
Nevada 52

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 14 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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