2024 Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan

Child Development & Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #38 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for child development & psychology students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 29 doctor's degrees in child development & psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to child development & psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other child development & psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt child development & psychology students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized child development & psychology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for child development & psychology students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Child Development & Psychology Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Child Development & Psychology in Michigan

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for child development & psychology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Michigan Schools for a Doctorate in Child Development

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

26 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in child development & psychology has to check out University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in child development & psychology from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

3 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Central Michigan University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in child development & psychology. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in child development & psychology from Central Michigan University

Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	153	29
Ohio	144	27
Indiana	132	32
Wisconsin	108	6

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Child Development & Psychology Related Rankings by Major

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
Experimental Psychology	22
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	7

Majors Similar to Child Development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	65
General Psychology	21
Other Psychology	3

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.