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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Great Lakes 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Ohio State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in child development at Ohio State, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in child development at UIUC, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 81% of the child development majors at the school.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 65% of the child development majors at the school.

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#5

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Ball State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#6

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 71% of the child development majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Kent State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

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

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#8

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly 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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Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 14% are male.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Wisconsin - Madison 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 large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 20% 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 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 17 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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