2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology in District of Columbia

Child Development & Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #43 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology in District of Columbia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4 doctor's degrees in child development and psychology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Child Development & Psychology in District of Columbia

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for child development and psychology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

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

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at George Washington University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in child development and psychology. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in child development and psychology in District of Columbia. More information about a doctorate in child development and psychology from George Washington University

2

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in child development and psychology has to take a look at Catholic University of America. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in child development and psychology in District of Columbia. More information about a doctorate in child development and psychology from Catholic University of America

 

Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	183	110
Pennsylvania	176	12
Maryland	114	8
New Jersey	113	16
Delaware	43	7

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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
Social Psychology	2
Experimental Psychology	1
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Child Development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	137
General Psychology	12
Other Psychology	8

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.