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

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$65,693 Avg Salary

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

With 4,035 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, child development and psychology is the #32 most popular major in California.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in California 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 California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Riverside helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in California. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 88% of the child development majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 60% of the child development majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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

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#4

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Out of the 10 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

Of the 9 students majoring in child development at Stanford, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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California Institute of Integral Studies came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of San Francisco, CIIS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in child development at CIIS, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the child development majors at the school.

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University of California - San Diego 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. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

About 67% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#9

Meridian University

Petaluma, CA

Meridian University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Meridian University is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Petaluma.

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#9

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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.

Majors Similar to Child Development

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 10 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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