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

A doctor's degree in child development and psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #43 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 24 doctor's degrees in child development and psychology to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in child development matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology in New Jersey ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for child development and psychology, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. 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

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for child development and psychology.

 

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

Below you'll see a list of 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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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

16 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a popular option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in child development and psychology. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large 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 New Jersey.

There were roughly 16 child development and psychology students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in child development and psychology from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in child development and psychology has to take a look at Princeton University. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized 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 New Jersey.

There were approximately 8 child development and psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in child development and psychology from Princeton University

3

Rutgers University - Newark
Newark, NJ

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Rutgers University - Newark if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in child development and psychology. Rutgers Newark is a large public university located in the city of Newark. More information about a doctorate in child development and psychology from Rutgers University - Newark

 

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
District of Columbia	81	10
Delaware	43	7

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Child Development & Psychology Related Rankings by Major

Child Development & Psychology is one of 3 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.

Child Development Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	24

Majors Similar to Child Development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	47
General Psychology	28

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.