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

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$65,693 Avg Salary

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

Child Development & Psychology is the #45 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 1,017 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania.

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in Pennsylvania for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#1

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Drexel University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 83% of the child development majors at the school.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Drexel University

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

#4

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Lehigh University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Lehigh University

#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Temple University

Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,838
Maryland 128
New Jersey 546
District of Columbia 192
Delaware 210

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 5 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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