2025 Best Developmental & Child Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Developmental & Child Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #201 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Developmental & Child Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 38 doctor's degrees in developmental & child psychology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Developmental & Child Psychology School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of developmental & child psychology for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality developmental and child psychology program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to developmental & child psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other developmental & child psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized developmental & child psychology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for developmental & child psychology students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Developmental & Child Psychology Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Developmental & Child Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Developmental & Child Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for developmental & child psychology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Developmental and Child Psychology

1

New York University
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat New York University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in developmental & child psychology. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in developmental & child psychology from New York University

2

Fordham University
Bronx, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Fordham University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in developmental & child psychology. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Bronx.More information about a doctorate in developmental & child psychology from Fordham University

3

Pace University - New York
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Pace University - New York is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in developmental & child psychology. Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a doctorate in developmental & child psychology from Pace University - New York

Best Developmental & Child Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best developmental & child psychology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	366	28
Pennsylvania	311	8
Maryland	190	3
District of Columbia	143	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Developmental and Child Psychology

Developmental & Child Psychology is one of 10 different types of Child Development & Psychology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	122
Experimental Psychology	23
Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics	20
Social Psychology	12
Behavioral Neuroscience	11
Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology	9

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.