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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in California

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$49,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree School for You

With 4,035 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, child development and psychology is the #32 most popular major in California.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

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 California ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in California to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 master's degree.

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found Northcentral University to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 5% are male.

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A rank of #2 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 school with a fairly large student population.

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

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

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of California - Riverside helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in California. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a very large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 29% are male.

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

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Alliant International University is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the child development majors at the school.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of California - Santa Barbara Report

University of California - Berkeley came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in child development at UC Berkeley, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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

California State University - Northridge came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

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

Full Child Development & Psychology at California State University - Northridge Report

#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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University of California - San Diego ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

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California State University - San Bernardino ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in California list. CSUSB is a large public school located in the city of San Bernardino.

Women make up 67% of the child development majors at the school.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at California State University - San Bernardino

Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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.

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 12 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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