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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Illinois

10 Colleges
$34,282 Avg Salary
$18,861 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology School for You

Child Development & Psychology is the #46 most popular major in Illinois with 857 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Illinois 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for child development majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in Illinois for child development and psychology students. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

Child Development majors at UIUC take out an average of $18,350 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $329.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Illinois list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Child Development majors at UChicago take out an average of $19,372 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lake Forest College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Illinois 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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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#5

Knox College

Galesburg, IL

The excellent programs at Knox College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in Illinois. Located in the town of Galesburg, Knox is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Loyola University Chicago ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Illinois College

Jacksonville, IL

Illinois College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Illinois ranking. Illinois College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Jacksonville.

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#9

Eureka College

Eureka, IL

Eureka College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Illinois list. Eureka College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Eureka.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 794
Ohio 107
Indiana 721
Wisconsin 11

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 10 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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