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Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$49,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.

Check out the child development master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 38 students majoring in child development at Northcentral University, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Reno is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. UNR is a very large public school located in the large city of Reno.

About 78% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 22% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Irvine is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very 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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Out of the 18 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in child development at UCR, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

About 82% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 18% are male.

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Western Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for child development and psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 17% are male.

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Alliant International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for child development and psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in child development at Alliant, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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University of California - Berkeley landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 40% of the child development majors at the school.

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California State University - Northridge did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for child development and psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

About 40% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 60% are male.

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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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 4,035
Washington 672
Oregon 5
Nevada 52

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 18 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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