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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

39 Colleges
$40,180 Avg Salary
$21,143 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology 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.

The Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 39 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for child development and psychology students. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

Child Development majors at U-M take out an average of $17,125 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $488, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that child development majors at UIUC take out is $18,350. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $329.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Child Development majors at Purdue take out an average of $19,714 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $306.

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#5

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for child development and psychology students. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average amount in student loans that child development majors at UChicago take out is $19,372.

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Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular child development and psychology programs. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that child development majors at PFW take out is $21,440.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, IL

Lake Forest College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for child development and psychology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lake Forest, Lake Forest is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Denison University

Granville, OH

Denison University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular child development and psychology programs. Denison is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Granville.

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#10

Albion College

Albion, MI

Albion College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular child development and psychology programs. Located in the town of Albion, Albion is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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 25 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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