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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

66 Colleges
$34,369 Avg Salary
$24,746 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 66 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology 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. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Child Development majors at NYU take out an average of $21,500 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $783, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Out of the 66 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

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The excellent programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

Child Development majors at UD take out an average of $24,786 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $449, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

Out of the 66 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rochester landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, child development majors at University of Rochester accumulate an average of around $19,000 in student debt.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular child development and psychology programs. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, child development graduates from Columbia carry an average student debt load of $19,022.

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With a ranking of #7, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Child Development majors at GWU take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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Pace University - New York landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular child development and psychology programs. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Pace University - New York Report

Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for child development and psychology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Child Development & Psychology students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
12 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
13 Barnard College New York, NY

Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development and psychology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

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 25 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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