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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in child development at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#2

Hunter College

New York, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Hunter College is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in child development at Hunter, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fort Hays State University is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 94% of the child development majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#5

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 26 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 5 spot on the list. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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#6

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

With a ranking of #6, East Carolina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their graduate certificate. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

Of the 12 students majoring in child development at ECU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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

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#8

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #9, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 57% of the child development majors at the school.

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#10

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

With a ranking of #10, Ball State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Child Development & Psychology by Region

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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