Child Development Psychology is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, but at some it makes up a far larger share of the degrees awarded than at others. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on child development psychology — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at what share of degrees each of the 93 schools in the United States that offer child development psychology awards in the field.
Claremont Graduate University tops our list of the most focused child development psychology schools. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 10% of all degrees awarded are in child development psychology, or about 32 graduates in the most recent year.
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Teachers College At Columbia University is one of the most focused child development psychology schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College At Columbia University is a private not-for-profit university. Child Development Psychology accounts for around 7% of the degrees granted here, or about 125 graduates in the most recent year.
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Boston College is one of the most focused child development psychology schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 6% of all degrees awarded are in child development psychology, or about 95 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of California Merced ranks #4 for child development psychology by degree focus. University Of California Merced is a public school located in the suburb of Merced. At this school, roughly 5% of all degrees awarded are in child development psychology, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year.
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A rank of #5 makes St Francis College one of the most focused schools for child development psychology. St Francis College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn. Child Development Psychology accounts for around 5% of the degrees granted here, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year.
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Seattle Pacific University landed the #6 spot among the most focused child development psychology schools. Set in the city of Seattle, Seattle Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 5% of all degrees awarded are in child development psychology, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year.
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Henderson State University comes in at #7 for child development psychology focus this year. Henderson State University is a public school located in the town of Arkadelphia. Child Development Psychology accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year.
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Northcentral University placed #8 for child development psychology by degree focus. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit university. About 4% of the degrees Northcentral University awards are in child development psychology, or about 39 graduates in the most recent year.
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The Chicago School Of Professional Psychology At Los Angeles ranked #9 on our list of the most focused child development psychology schools. The Chicago School Of Professional Psychology At Los Angeles is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. Child Development Psychology accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 21 graduates in the most recent year.
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New York University comes in at #10 for child development psychology focus this year. Set in the city of New York, New York University is a private not-for-profit institution. About 4% of the degrees New York University awards are in child development psychology, or about 390 graduates in the most recent year.
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Lehigh University landed the #11 spot among the most focused child development psychology schools. Set in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh University is a private not-for-profit institution. About 3% of the degrees Lehigh University awards are in child development psychology, or about 17 graduates in the most recent year.
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Vanderbilt University ranked #12 on our list of the most focused child development psychology schools. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt University is a private not-for-profit university. Child Development Psychology accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 55 graduates in the most recent year.
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Montclair State University landed the #13 spot among the most focused child development psychology schools. Montclair State University is a public school located in the suburb of Montclair. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in child development psychology, or about 47 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Oregon placed #14 for child development psychology by degree focus. Located in the city of Eugene, University Of Oregon is a public university. About 3% of the degrees University Of Oregon awards are in child development psychology, or about 28 graduates in the most recent year.
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Cuny Graduate School And University Center placed #15 for child development psychology by degree focus. Located in the city of New York, Cuny Graduate School And University Center is a public university. Child Development Psychology accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 32 graduates in the most recent year.
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New Mexico State University Main Campus placed #16 for child development psychology by degree focus. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, New Mexico State University Main Campus is a public university. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in child development psychology, or about 18 graduates in the most recent year.
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Bay Path College landed the #17 spot among the most focused child development psychology schools. Bay Path College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Longmeadow. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in child development psychology, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year.
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Duquesne University comes in at #18 for child development psychology focus this year. Duquesne University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in child development psychology, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year.
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Fordham University landed the #19 spot among the most focused child development psychology schools. Fordham University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx. About 2% of the degrees Fordham University awards are in child development psychology, or about 42 graduates in the most recent year.
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The University Of Texas Of The Permian Basin placed #20 for child development psychology by degree focus. Located in the city of Odessa, The University Of Texas Of The Permian Basin is a public university. Child Development Psychology accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of North Florida landed the #21 spot among the most focused child development psychology schools. Set in the city of Jacksonville, University Of North Florida is a public institution. Child Development Psychology accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year.
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Capella University comes in at #22 for child development psychology focus this year. Capella University is a private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis. Child Development Psychology accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 130 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Pennsylvania landed the #23 spot among the most focused child development psychology schools. Located in the city of Philadelphia, University Of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in child development psychology, or about 93 graduates in the most recent year.
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Alliant International University placed #24 for child development psychology by degree focus. Located in the city of San Diego, Alliant International University is a private for-profit university. Child Development Psychology accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year.
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Central Washington University ranked #25 on our list of the most focused child development psychology schools. Located in the town of Ellensburg, Central Washington University is a public university. Child Development Psychology accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year.
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Rest of the Top 50 Most Focused Child Development Psychology Schools
These schools are also among the most focused for child development psychology this year:
This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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 our data about colleges.
