2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology in Illinois

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in child development and psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #43 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for child development and psychology students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 28 doctor's degrees in child development and psychology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

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

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of child development and psychology students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for child development and psychology.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Child Development & Psychology in Illinois

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Child Development Students Working on Their Doctorate

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

19 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in child development and psychology. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in child development and psychology in Illinois.

There were roughly 19 child development and psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Chicago is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in child development and psychology. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in child development and psychology in Illinois.

There were about 5 child development and psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Loyola University Chicago is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in child development and psychology. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in child development and psychology in Illinois.

There were about 2 child development and psychology students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

DePaul University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in child development and psychology. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in child development and psychology in Illinois.

There were approximately 2 child development and psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	149	30
Ohio	144	32
Indiana	130	48

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Rankings in Majors Related to Child Development

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

Child Development Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	19
Experimental Psychology	7
Developmental & Child Psychology	1
Social Psychology	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	365
General Psychology	63

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.