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

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.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of child development and psychology. Combined, these schools handed out 24 doctor's degrees in child development and psychology to qualified students.

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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. 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 Pennsylvania

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

1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

15 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in child development and psychology. Pitt is a very large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in child development and psychology in Pennsylvania. More information about a doctorate in child development and psychology from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

2

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Pennsylvania is a popular option for students interested in a doctor's degree in child development and psychology. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in child development and psychology in Pennsylvania. More information about a doctorate in child development and psychology from University of Pennsylvania

 

Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	183	110
Maryland	114	8
New Jersey	113	16
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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	195
General Psychology	41

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.