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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor'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.

Check out the child development doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

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 Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 81% of the child development majors at the school.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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

Women make up 48% of the child development majors at the school.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 62% of the child development majors at the school.

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

Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 4 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

Women make up 67% of the child development majors at the school.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Indiana University - Bloomington

#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

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

Women make up 50% of the child development majors at the school.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

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

Of the 9 students majoring in child development at UChicago, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Chicago Report

#6

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in child development at Notre Dame, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison 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 large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#9

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Full Child Development & Psychology at DePaul University Report

Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full Child Development & Psychology at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development and psychology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 794
Ohio 107
Illinois 857
Indiana 721
Wisconsin 11

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 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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