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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania

18 Colleges
$28,557 Avg Salary
$27,291 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology School for You

Child Development & Psychology is the #45 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 1,017 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

Our analysis found University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in Pennsylvania. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the town of Edinboro, Edinboro is a public college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that child development majors at Edinboro take out is $27,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $220.

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#5

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, PA

Out of the 18 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Gettysburg College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Gettysburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Gettysburg.

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#6

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

With a ranking of #6, Duquesne University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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#7

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA

With a ranking of #7, Swarthmore College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students. Swarthmore is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Swarthmore.

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#8

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

On average, child development graduates from Villanova take out $26,449 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for child development and psychology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the remote town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public college with a small student population.

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#10

Albright College

Reading, PA

Albright College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Reading, Albright is a private not-for-profit school 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,838
Maryland 128
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 18 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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