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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Maryland

5 Colleges
$32,282 Avg Salary
$21,552 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology School for You

Child Development & Psychology is the #94 most popular major in Maryland with 128 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maryland to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the child development programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maryland.

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular school in Maryland for child development and psychology students. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Child Development majors at Johns Hopkins take out an average of $16,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

The excellent programs at Mount St Mary’s University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in Maryland. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Emmitsburg.

On average, child development graduates from The Mount take out $26,854 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Maryland list. UMBC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

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#4

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Morgan State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Maryland list. Morgan State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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Out of the 5 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Maryland - College Park Report

Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

One of 3 majors within the area of study, child development and psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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