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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in District of Columbia

4 Colleges
$37,867 Avg Salary
$32,750 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology School for You

With 192 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, child development and psychology is the #38 most popular major in District of Columbia.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for child development majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the most popular school in District of Columbia for child development and psychology students. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that child development majors at GWU take out is $25,000.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at George Washington University

The excellent programs at Trinity Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in District of Columbia. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

On average, child development graduates from Trinity College take out $40,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Trinity Washington University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in District of Columbia list. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Catholic University of America Report

#4

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gallaudet University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,017
New York 1,838
Maryland 128
New Jersey 546
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 4 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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