2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Child Development for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Child Development & Psychology is the 57th most popular major in the country with 17,542 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, child development and psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,186 and had an average of $22,623 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,931 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,369 and $24,746 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Child Development for a Master’s” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in child development and psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality child development and psychology programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the child development and psychology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Child Development for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Child Development for a Master’s”.
Top 19 Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Child Development for a Master’s list. Fordham University is a fairly large school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 35 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Fordham U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 16,364 students enrolled at Fordham University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Fordham U Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Child Development for a Master’s. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 64 students in 2020-2021.
UPenn also took the #1 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 324 of the 26,552 students enrolled at UPenn were GI Bill® students, of which 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,383. To help with additional expenses, 78 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Child Development for a Master’s list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 262 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2020-2021.
NYU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 52,775 students enrolled at New York University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,388. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at New York University]](/colleges/new-york-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Child Development for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 16 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 23,620 students enrolled at Cornell University were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,780. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Cornell Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Child Development for a Master’s. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2020-2021.
GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 27,017 students enrolled at GWU, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,185. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
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Montclair State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Child Development for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Montclair, New Jersey, and it awarded 76 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montclair State, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Montclair State University supports 21,005 students, and 337 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 186 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,727. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Montclair State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #7, Drexel University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Child Development for a Master’s list. Drexel University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 16 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Drexel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 23,589 students enrolled at Drexel, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Drexel does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #8, Pace University - New York did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Child Development for a Master’s list. Pace University - New York is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 masters’s child development degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pace University, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 12,835 students enrolled at Pace University, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,912. During this same period, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Pace University - New York]](/colleges/pace-university-new-york/student-life/veterans/)
University of Rochester did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Child Development for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 5 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Rochester also made our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #10.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 11,741 students enrolled at University of Rochester were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,872. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Rochester]](/colleges/university-of-rochester/student-life/veterans/)
Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Child Development for a Master’s ranking. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
RIT also took the #16 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 16,158 students enrolled at Rochester Institute of Technology, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,424. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Rochester Institute of Technology offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Rochester Institute of Technology]](/colleges/rochester-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)
Duquesne University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Child Development for a Master’s list. Duquesne University is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 23 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Duquesne also made our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #14.Of the 8,830 students enrolled at Duquesne, 219 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 127 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,403. To help with additional expenses, 43 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Duquesne offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Duquesne University Veteran Student Life Report
Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Child Development for a Master’s ranking. Columbia is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 9 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia also made our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 739 of the 30,135 students enrolled at Columbia University in the City of New York were GI Bill® students, of which 467 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,069. During this same period, 328 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Columbia Veteran Student Life Report
Princeton University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Child Development for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. Princeton, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Princeton also made our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Princeton supports 7,853 students, and 24 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,256. To help with additional expenses, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Princeton Veteran Student Life Report
Hunter College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Child Development for a Master’s ranking. Hunter College is a large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 20 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Hunter also took the #17 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 24,052 students enrolled at Hunter, 152 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 97 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,442. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Hunter College Veteran Student Life Report
Brooklyn College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Child Development for a Master’s list. Brooklyn College is a fairly large school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 10 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brooklyn College, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 195 of the 17,735 students enrolled at Brooklyn College were GI Bill® students, of which 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,457. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Brooklyn College]](/colleges/cuny-brooklyn-college/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #16, Seton Hall University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Child Development for a Master’s list. Seton Hall is located in South Orange, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s child development degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Seton Hall, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 9,814 students enrolled at Seton Hall University, 27 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,158. To help with additional expenses, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Seton Hall]](/colleges/seton-hall-university/student-life/veterans/)
The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Child Development for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #17. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 29 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The Graduate Center also made our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6.According to our most recent data, The Graduate Center supports 9,300 students, and 49 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 9 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,335. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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St. Francis College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Child Development for a Master’s ranking. SFC is located in Brooklyn Heights, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s child development degrees to qualified students.
SFC also made our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #19.Of the 2,735 students enrolled at St. Francis College, 37 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 25 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,690. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full SFC Veteran Student Life Report
Teachers College at Columbia University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Child Development for a Master’s ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 86 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Teachers College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 30 of the 4,547 students enrolled at Teachers College at Columbia University were GI Bill® students, of which 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,966. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Teachers College Veteran Student Life Report
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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