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

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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 city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college 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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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Nevada - Reno helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . UNR is a very large public school located in the city of Reno.

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

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Nevada - Reno Report

Out of the 18 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of California - Irvine Report

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 city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a fairly 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.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Western Washington University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the 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.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Western Washington University Report

University of California - Santa Barbara 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 medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college 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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With a ranking of #7, Alliant International University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. 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.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Alliant International University Report

#9

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford 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 #9 on the list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Stanford University

With a ranking of #9, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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