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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for child development majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Hunter College

New York, NY

Our analysis found Hunter College to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

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

Full Child Development & Psychology at Hunter College Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Stony Brook University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#5

Queens College

Queens, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Queens College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . QC is a large public school located in the city of Queens.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#5

Iona College

New Rochelle, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Iona College is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of New Rochelle, Iona is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Morgan State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,017
New York 1,838
Maryland 128
New Jersey 546
District of Columbia 192
Delaware 210

Child Development & Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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 8 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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