2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology in Connecticut

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in child development and psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #47 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 looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology in Connecticut ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 261 bachelor's degrees in child development and psychology to qualified students.

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

The child development bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology in Connecticut ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality child development and 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.

More Ways to Rank Child Development & Psychology Schools

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. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for child development and psychology.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Child Development & Psychology in Connecticut

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in child development and psychology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Child Development Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT

97 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CT

$27,000 Median Student Debt

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in child development and psychology needs to look into Quinnipiac University. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Hamden. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in child development and psychology in Connecticut.

There were roughly 97 child development and psychology students who graduated with this degree at Quinnipiac in the most recent data year.

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2

Yale University
New Haven, CT

70 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in child development and psychology has to take a look at Yale University. Yale is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Haven. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in child development and psychology in Connecticut.

There were about 70 child development and psychology students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.

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3

Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT

67 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Wesleyan University is a popular option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in child development and psychology. Located in the small city of Middletown, Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were about 67 child development and psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at Wesleyan U in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

27 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in child development and psychology has to take a look at University of Connecticut. UCONN is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Storrs. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in child development and psychology in Connecticut.

There were roughly 27 child development and psychology students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	225	644
Rhode Island	156	45
New Hampshire	153	61
Maine	152	95
Vermont	148	1

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Child Development & Psychology Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Psychology area of study, Child Development & Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Child Development Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Behavioral Neuroscience	88
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	76
Experimental Psychology	70
Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics	27

Most Popular Majors Related to Child Development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	1,557

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.