2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology
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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Child Development & Psychology is the 57th most popular major in the country with 17,542 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, child development and psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,186 and had an average of $22,623 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,686 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major” ranking looked at 120 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in child development and psychology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in child development and psychology.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major”.
Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology
Out of the 120 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #1 spot on the list. Teachers College at Columbia University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 86 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Teachers College at Columbia University Child Development & Psychology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northcentral University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major. San Diego, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 262 diplomas to qualified masters’s child development students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major list. Montclair State is a large school located in Montclair, New Jersey that handed out 76 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henderson State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major list. Located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major list. The Graduate Center, CUNY is a medium-sized school located in New York, New York that handed out 29 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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With a ranking of #7, Capella University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major list. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 135 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Duquesne University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major ranking. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Mills College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major ranking. Mills College is located in Oakland, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Mills College Child Development & Psychology Report
Pace University - New York ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major list. Pace University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Pace University Child Development & Psychology Report
Yale University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major ranking. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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St. Francis College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Brooklyn Heights, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2020-2021.
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University of Pennsylvania ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 64 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Pennsylvania Child Development & Psychology Report
Fordham University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major ranking. Fordham University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bronx, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 35 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Child Development & Psychology at Fordham U
With a ranking of #15, Walden University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school awarded 75 diplomas to qualified masters’s child development students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Walden University Child Development & Psychology Report
Bay Path University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major ranking, coming in at #16. Longmeadow, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Bay Path Child Development & Psychology Report
Alliant International University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major list. Alliant is a small private for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 6 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Alliant International University Child Development & Psychology Report
William Carey University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major ranking, coming in at #18. William Carey University is a medium-sized school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 7 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Nevada - Reno came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major ranking. University of Nevada - Reno is a public institution located in Reno, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #20, Brandeis University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major list. Waltham, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Princeton University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Princeton, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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University of North Florida came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 18 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of North Florida Child Development & Psychology Report
Boston College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major list. Boston College is a fairly large school located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts that handed out 18 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Boston College Child Development & Psychology Report
Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major ranking. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 7 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major ranking, coming in at #25. University of Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 23 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UChicago Child Development & Psychology Report
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