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

A master's degree in child development and psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #113 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology in District of Columbia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 22 master'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 Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in child development matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology in District of Columbia ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

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. 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.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Child Development & Psychology in District of Columbia

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

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

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in child development and psychology has to check out George Washington University. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in child development and psychology in District of Columbia. More information about a master’s in child development and psychology from George Washington University

2

Gallaudet University
Washington, DC

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Gallaudet University if you want to pursue a master's degree in child development and psychology. Gallaudet is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in child development and psychology in District of Columbia. More information about a master’s in child development and psychology from Gallaudet University

3

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Catholic University of America is a popular choice for students pursuing a master's degree in child development and psychology. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in child development and psychology in District of Columbia. More information about a master’s 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	249	168
Pennsylvania	238	49
Maryland	190	7
New Jersey	178	27
Delaware	88	4

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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
Experimental Psychology	16
Developmental & Child Psychology	6

Most Popular Majors Related to Child Development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	154
General Psychology	40

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.