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

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 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 7 master's degrees in child development and psychology to qualified students.

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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. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Child Development & Psychology in New Jersey ranking.

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 New Jersey

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

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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Princeton University is a popular choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in child development and psychology. 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 master's degrees in child development and psychology in New Jersey.

There were roughly 4 child development and psychology students who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent data year.

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2

Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Seton Hall University is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in child development and psychology. Located in the large suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in child development and psychology in New Jersey.

There were roughly 3 child development and psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent data year.

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Rutgers University - Camden
Camden, NJ

Rutgers University - Camden is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in child development and psychology. Located in the city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public university with a medium-sized student population. More information about a master’s in child development and psychology from Rutgers University - Camden

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Rutgers University - Newark
Newark, NJ

Rutgers University - Newark is a popular decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in child development and psychology. Rutgers Newark is a large public university located in the city of Newark. More information about a master’s in child development and psychology from Rutgers University - Newark

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Rutgers University - New Brunswick if you want to pursue a master's degree in child development and psychology. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in child development and psychology from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

 

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	249	168
Pennsylvania	238	49
Maryland	190	7
District of Columbia	151	11
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
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	4
Experimental Psychology	3

Most Popular Majors Related to Child Development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	485
General Psychology	165

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.