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Most Popular Child Development Psychology Schools

298 Ranked Colleges
18,531 Child Development Psychology Graduations

Child Development Psychology draws students to programs nationwide. The schools below award the most child development psychology degrees of any in the United States.

To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 298 schools in the United States offering child development psychology.

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Child Development Psychology Rankings by Degree Level

Associate's Degrees in Child Development Psychology
Bachelor's Degrees in Child Development Psychology
Master's Degrees in Child Development Psychology

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Below are the schools that graduate the most child development psychology students in the United States.

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New York University
New York, NY

The most popular school in the country for child development psychology students is New York University. Located in the city of New York, New York University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 919 students earned a degree in child development psychology from this school. Read the full child development psychology report for New York University

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University Of California Davis is one of the most popular child development psychology schools, landing the #2 spot this year. University Of California Davis is a public school located in the suburb of Davis. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 875 students earned a degree in child development psychology from this school. Read the full child development psychology report for University Of California Davis

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A rank of #3 makes Ohio State University Main Campus one of the most popular schools for child development psychology. Set in the city of Columbus, Ohio State University Main Campus is a public institution. Ohio State University Main Campus graduated around 723 child development psychology students in the most recent data year. Read the full child development psychology report for Ohio State University Main Campus

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A rank of #4 makes University Of Michigan Ann Arbor one of the most popular schools for child development psychology. University Of Michigan Ann Arbor is a public school located in the city of Ann Arbor. University Of Michigan Ann Arbor graduated around 708 child development psychology students in the most recent data year. Get the full child development psychology details for University Of Michigan Ann Arbor

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University Of California Santa Barbara ranks #5 for child development psychology by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Santa Barbara, University Of California Santa Barbara is a public institution. This school awarded about 671 child development psychology degrees in the most recent year. See more about child development psychology at University Of California Santa Barbara

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University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign comes in at #6 for child development psychology this year. University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a public school located in the city of Champaign. This school awarded about 645 child development psychology degrees in the most recent year. See more about child development psychology at University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign

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University Of California Riverside comes in at #7 for child development psychology this year. Set in the city of Riverside, University Of California Riverside is a public institution. This school awarded about 613 child development psychology degrees in the most recent year. Get the full child development psychology details for University Of California Riverside

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University Of California Irvine ranked #8 on our list of the most popular child development psychology schools. Located in the city of Irvine, University Of California Irvine is a public university. University Of California Irvine graduated around 574 child development psychology students in the most recent data year. See more about child development psychology at University Of California Irvine

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University Of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

University Of Utah landed the #9 spot among the most popular child development psychology schools. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, University Of Utah is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 495 students earned a degree in child development psychology from this school. Read the full child development psychology report for University Of Utah

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University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus landed the #10 spot among the most popular child development psychology schools. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 481 students earned a degree in child development psychology from this school. Read the full child development psychology report for University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus

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University Of Washington Seattle Campus placed #11 for child development psychology by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Seattle, University Of Washington Seattle Campus is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 475 students earned a degree in child development psychology from this school. Get the full child development psychology details for University Of Washington Seattle Campus

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University Of California Los Angeles comes in at #12 for child development psychology this year. University Of California Los Angeles is a public school located in the city of Los Angeles. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 420 students earned a degree in child development psychology from this school. Get the full child development psychology details for University Of California Los Angeles

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Purdue University Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University Main Campus ranked #13 on our list of the most popular child development psychology schools. Set in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Main Campus is a public institution. Purdue University Main Campus graduated around 401 child development psychology students in the most recent data year. See more about child development psychology at Purdue University Main Campus

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University Of Oregon landed the #14 spot among the most popular child development psychology schools. University Of Oregon is a public school located in the city of Eugene. This school awarded about 387 child development psychology degrees in the most recent year. Read the full child development psychology report for University Of Oregon

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The University Of Tennessee ranked #15 on our list of the most popular child development psychology schools. The University Of Tennessee is a public school located in the city of Knoxville. The University Of Tennessee graduated around 372 child development psychology students in the most recent data year. Read the full child development psychology report for The University Of Tennessee

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University Of South Carolina Columbia placed #16 for child development psychology by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Columbia, University Of South Carolina Columbia is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 372 students earned a degree in child development psychology from this school. Get the full child development psychology details for University Of South Carolina Columbia

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American Public University System landed the #17 spot among the most popular child development psychology schools. Set in the town of Charles Town, American Public University System is a private for-profit institution. American Public University System graduated around 359 child development psychology students in the most recent data year. See more about child development psychology at American Public University System

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Indiana University Bloomington comes in at #18 for child development psychology this year. Indiana University Bloomington is a public school located in the city of Bloomington. This school awarded about 346 child development psychology degrees in the most recent year. See more about child development psychology at Indiana University Bloomington

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University Of California Merced ranked #19 on our list of the most popular child development psychology schools. Set in the suburb of Merced, University Of California Merced is a public institution. This school awarded about 341 child development psychology degrees in the most recent year. See more about child development psychology at University Of California Merced

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University Of North Florida ranked #20 on our list of the most popular child development psychology schools. University Of North Florida is a public school located in the city of Jacksonville. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 331 students earned a degree in child development psychology from this school. Read the full child development psychology report for University Of North Florida

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Brigham Young University Provo comes in at #21 for child development psychology this year. Set in the city of Provo, Brigham Young University Provo is a private not-for-profit institution. Brigham Young University Provo graduated around 322 child development psychology students in the most recent data year. Read the full child development psychology report for Brigham Young University Provo

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University Of California Berkeley ranked #22 on our list of the most popular child development psychology schools. Located in the city of Berkeley, University Of California Berkeley is a public university. This school awarded about 322 child development psychology degrees in the most recent year. Read the full child development psychology report for University Of California Berkeley

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Metropolitan State College Of Denver ranked #23 on our list of the most popular child development psychology schools. Metropolitan State College Of Denver is a public school located in the city of Denver. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 276 students earned a degree in child development psychology from this school. Read the full child development psychology report for Metropolitan State College Of Denver

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University Of Wisconsin Milwaukee comes in at #24 for child development psychology this year. University Of Wisconsin Milwaukee is a public school located in the city of Milwaukee. University Of Wisconsin Milwaukee graduated around 257 child development psychology students in the most recent data year. Read the full child development psychology report for University Of Wisconsin Milwaukee

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University Of Delaware ranked #25 on our list of the most popular child development psychology schools. Set in the suburb of Newark, University Of Delaware is a public institution. This school awarded about 235 child development psychology degrees in the most recent year. Read the full child development psychology report for University Of Delaware

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University Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
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Capella University
Minneapolis, MN
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Duke University
Durham, NC
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Park University
Parkville, MO
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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
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Barnard College
New York, NY
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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are more schools that award child development psychology degrees:

Rank School Location Child Development Psychology Graduations
#51 Cornell University Ithaca, NY 97
#52 University Of Nevada Reno Reno, NV 96
#53 Stanford University Stanford, CA 95
#54 Georgia College And State University Milledgeville, GA 92
#55 University Of Chicago Chicago, IL 89
#56 Yale University New Haven, CT 88
#57 Harvard University Cambridge, MA 86
#58 Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY 83
#59 Tufts University Medford, MA 82
#60 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 81
#61 University Of Toledo Toledo, OH 78
#62 Brandeis University Waltham, MA 76
#63 The Chicago School Of Professional Psychology At Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 71
#64 Walden University Minneapolis, MN 70
#65 Brown University Providence, RI 69
#66 Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN 69
#67 University Of Colorado Denver Denver, CO 68
#68 University Of Kansas Lawrence, KS 64
#69 Colgate University Hamilton, NY 63
#70 Texas A And M University College Station College Station, TX 63
#71 Murray State University Murray, KY 62
#72 Smith College Northampton, MA 62
#73 University Of Connecticut Storrs, CT 62
#74 Dartmouth College Hanover, NH 60
#75 Fordham University Bronx, NY 60
#76 Lafayette College Easton, PA 60
#77 The University Of Texas At Dallas Richardson, TX 59
#78 Wellesley College Wellesley, MA 59
#79 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ 58
#80 St Olaf College Northfield, MN 58
#81 Florida International University Miami, FL 57
#82 Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus Atlanta, GA 57
#83 Princeton University Princeton, NJ 57
#84 Stetson University DeLand, FL 57
#85 Creighton University Omaha, NE 56
#86 St Francis College Brooklyn, NY 55
#87 University Of Maryland College Park College Park, MD 54
#88 Trinity College Hartford, CT 52
#89 Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA 51
#90 Davidson College Davidson, NC 49
#91 Macalester College Saint Paul, MN 47
#92 Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO 47
#93 Bates College Lewiston, ME 46
#94 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA 46
#95 University Of North Alabama Florence, AL 46
#96 George Washington University Washington, DC 45
#97 University Of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO 45
#98 University Of Nebraska At Kearney Kearney, NE 45
#99 Pennsylvania State University Penn State Abington Abington, PA 44
#100 Northeastern University Global Network Boston, MA 43

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