2025 Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

a master's degree in child development & psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #80 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 290 master's degrees in child development & psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Child Development & Psychology School for Your Master's Degree

The child development master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 child development & psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of child development & psychology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for child development & psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized child development & psychology related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Child Development & Psychology Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Child Development & Psychology in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in child development & psychology.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Child Development

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

15 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you want to pursue a master's degree in child development & psychology. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle.More information about a master’s in child development & psychology from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

14 Annual Graduates

University of California - San Diego is a good choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in child development & psychology. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in child development & psychology from University of California - San Diego

3

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

31 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Oregon if you wish to pursue a master's degree in child development & psychology. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in child development & psychology from University of Oregon

4

University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA

12 Annual Graduates

University of California - Riverside is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in child development & psychology. UCR is a very large public university located in the city of Riverside.More information about a master’s in child development & psychology from University of California - Riverside

5

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

13 Annual Graduates

The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a master’s in child development & psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

6

Northcentral University
San Diego, CA

59 Annual Graduates

Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of San Diego.More information about a master’s in child development & psychology from Northcentral University

Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development & psychology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	112
Washington	183	22
Oregon	158	2
Nevada	105	23

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Child Development & Psychology Related Rankings by Major

Child Development & Psychology is one of 24 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.

Child Development Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	178
Developmental & Child Psychology	59
Experimental Psychology	25
Psychopharmacology	18
Comparative Psychology	6
Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics	2
Social Psychology	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Child Development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	6,383
General Psychology	1,377
Other Psychology	272

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.