2023 Best Developmental & Child Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Developmental and Child Psychology for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Developmental & Child Psychology is the 363rd most popular major in the country with 1,419 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 90 developmental and child psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Developmental and Child Psychology for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in developmental and child psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great developmental and child psychology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the developmental and child psychology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Developmental and Child Psychology for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Developmental and Child Psychology for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Developmental & Child Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

324 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Developmental and Child Psychology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. UPenn is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 58 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UPenn also took the #1 spot in our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Pennsylvania supports 26,552 students, and 324 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 131 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,383. On top of their other funding sources, 78 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full UPenn Veteran Student Life Report

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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

219 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Developmental and Child Psychology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Duquesne University landed the #2 spot on the list. Duquesne is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Duquesne also made our “Best Developmental & Child Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Duquesne supports 8,830 students, and 219 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 127 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,403. On top of their other funding sources, 43 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Duquesne University]](/colleges/duquesne-university/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Developmental & Child Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Developmental & Child Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.