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Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Child Development & Psychology is the #58 most popular major in the country with 17,542 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 262 students majoring in child development at NYU, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Teachers College at Columbia University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 86 students majoring in child development at Teachers College, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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#3

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

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

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#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

About 88% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#5

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Fordham University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

Women make up 86% of the child development majors at the school.

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Pace University - New York 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 large city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 84% of the child development majors at the school.

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The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 29 students majoring in child development at The Graduate Center, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#8

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in child development at Duquesne, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#9

Hunter College

New York, NY

With a ranking of #9, Hunter College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Hunter is a very large public school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 80% of the child development majors at the school.

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#10

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 19% are male.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,017
New York 1,838
Maryland 128
New Jersey 546
District of Columbia 192
Delaware 210

Child Development & Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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 33 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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