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2024 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in New Jersey

4 Colleges in New Jersey
546 Child Development Degrees Awarded
$35,726 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in child development & psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #57 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 546 degrees in child development & psychology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Child Development & Psychology School

Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in New Jersey Your choice of child development & psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Child Development & Psychology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Child Development
Master's Degrees in Child Development
Doctor's Degrees in Child Development

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Child Development & Psychology in New Jersey

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the child development degree levels they offer.

Top New Jersey Schools in Child Development

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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
43 Child Development Degrees Awarded
$45,198 Median Starting Salary

Princeton University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in child development & psychology. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Princeton is a great university overall.

There were about 43 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent data year. Child Development & Psychology degree recipients from Princeton University get an earnings boost of about $9,472 over the average earnings of child development & psychology graduates.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
462 Child Development Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in child development & psychology needs to check out Montclair State University. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 462 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$32,569 Median Starting Salary
$27,500 Median Student Debt

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in child development & psychology. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.

There were approximately 10 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the child development program earn about $32,569 in the first couple years of working.

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Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NJ
62.5% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in child development & psychology needs to check out Seton Hall University. Located in the suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 10th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 8 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 1,016
New York 333 1,806
Maryland 279 128
District of Columbia 188 192
Delaware 175 210

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One of 24 majors within the Psychology area of study, Child Development & Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Child Development Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology 419
Experimental Psychology 59
Developmental & Child Psychology 44
Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology 24

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Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 3,346
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 596
Other Psychology 18

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