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2024 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania

9 Colleges in Pennsylvania
1,017 Child Development Degrees Awarded
$28,557 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in child development & psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #57 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,017 degrees in child development & psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Child Development & Psychology School

Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania Your choice of child development & psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for child development & psychology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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.

Pick Your Child Development & Psychology Degree Level

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 Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Child Development & Psychology in Pennsylvania

The schools below may not offer all types of child development degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Pennsylvania Schools in Child Development

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
153 Child Development Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a degree in child development & psychology. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were about 153 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
446 Child Development Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in child development & psychology. Pitt is a very large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were about 446 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA
91 Child Development Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Drexel University if you wish to pursue a degree in child development & psychology. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #125 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.

There were approximately 91 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year.

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Haverford College
Haverford, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
16th Most Popular In PA

Haverford College is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in child development & psychology. Located in the suburb of Haverford, Haverford is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 13th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 1 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Haverford in the most recent year we have data available.

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Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In PA
36 Child Development Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Gettysburg, Gettysburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 18th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 36 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Gettysburg in the most recent data year.

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$31,194 Median Starting Salary
$26,449 Median Student Debt

Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Villanova. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.

There were roughly 21 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent data year. Child Development & Psychology degree recipients from Villanova University receive an earnings boost of around $2,637 over the typical earnings of child development & psychology majors.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
15th Most Popular In PA

Temple is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 11th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 2 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In PA
34.8% Growth in Graduates

Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 14th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 23 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Duquesne in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In PA

Located in the town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public university with a small student population.

There were roughly 14 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Clarion University in the most recent data year.

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Albright College
Reading, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In PA
53.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Reading, Albright is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 72nd out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 13 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Albright 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
New York 333 1,806
Maryland 279 128
New Jersey 273 546
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 769
Developmental & Child Psychology 90
Social Psychology 87
Experimental Psychology 36
Behavioral Neuroscience 34
Personality Psychology 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 4,847
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 1,571
Other Psychology 89

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