2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Developmental & Child Psychology in California

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in developmental and child psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #335 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of developmental and child psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 62 bachelor's degrees in developmental and child psychology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Developmental & Child Psychology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The developmental and child psychology bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Developmental & Child Psychology in California ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality developmental and child psychology program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for developmental and child psychology.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Developmental & Child Psychology in California

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in developmental and child psychology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Developmental and Child Psychology Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

37 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

University of California - San Diego is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in developmental and child psychology. UCSD is a very large public university located in the large city of La Jolla. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in developmental and child psychology in California.

There were roughly 37 developmental and child psychology students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.

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Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles, CA

16 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CA

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in developmental and child psychology has to check out Mount Saint Mary's University. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in developmental and child psychology in California.

There were roughly 16 developmental and child psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at MSMU in the most recent data year.

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Saint Mary's College of California
Moraga, CA

7 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Saint Mary's College of California if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in developmental and child psychology. SMC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Moraga. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in developmental and child psychology in California.

There were approximately 7 developmental and child psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at SMC in the most recent data year.

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4

Brandman University
Irvine, CA

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In CA

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in developmental and child psychology needs to take a look at Brandman University. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in developmental and child psychology in California.

There were approximately 2 developmental and child psychology students who graduated with this degree at Brandman in the most recent data year.

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Best Developmental & Child Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Developmental & Child Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	527	79
Oregon	330	1

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Developmental & Child Psychology Related Rankings by Major

Developmental & Child Psychology is one of 9 different types of Child Development & Psychology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Developmental and Child Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	1,888
Social Psychology	609
Behavioral Neuroscience	570
Experimental Psychology	437
Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics	20

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.