by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for child development & psychology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 122 master's degrees in child development & psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The child development master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for child development & psychology students working on their master's degree.
The child development school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in child development & psychology.
University of Chicago is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in child development & psychology. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a master’s in child development & psychology from University of Chicago
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in child development & psychology. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a master’s in child development & psychology from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
DePaul University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in child development & psychology. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a master’s in child development & psychology from DePaul University
Explore all the Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
Child Development & Psychology is one of 24 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Experimental Psychology | 75 |
| Other Research & Experimental Psychology | 35 |
| Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology | 6 |
| Social Psychology | 4 |
| Developmental & Child Psychology | 2 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 1,563 |
| General Psychology | 132 |