Best Colleges for Developmental and Child Psychology. (2026)

🥇

New York University

📍 New York, NY

234

degrees awarded

A

🥈

University of Pennsylvania

📍 Philadelphia, PA

90

degrees awarded

A

🥉

Vanderbilt University

📍 Nashville, TN

84

degrees awarded

A

#4

Johns Hopkins University

📍 Baltimore, MD

61

degrees awarded

A

#5

University of California-San Diego

📍 La Jolla, CA

43

degrees awarded

A

#6

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

📍 Minneapolis, MN

158

degrees awarded

B+

#7

Boston College

📍 Chestnut Hill, MA

103

degrees awarded

B+

#8

University of Maryland-College Park

📍 College Park, MD

45

degrees awarded

B+

#9

Texas Christian University

📍 Fort Worth, TX

37

degrees awarded

B+

#10

Texas A & M University-College Station

📍 College Station, TX

25

degrees awarded

B+

#11

The University of Texas at Dallas

📍 Richardson, TX

103

degrees awarded

B

#12

Montclair State University

📍 Montclair, NJ

54

degrees awarded

B

#13

Fordham University

📍 Bronx, NY

41

degrees awarded

B

#14

Eastern Washington University

📍 Cheney, WA

26

degrees awarded

C+

#15

Pace University

📍 New York, NY

25

degrees awarded

C+

#16

Teachers College at Columbia University

📍 New York, NY

59

degrees awarded

C

#17

The Chicago School at Los Angeles

📍 Los Angeles, CA

50

degrees awarded

C

#18

Metropolitan State University of Denver

📍 Denver, CO

45

degrees awarded

C

#19

Utica University

📍 Utica, NY

39

degrees awarded

C

#20

Northcentral University

📍 San Diego, CA

39

degrees awarded

C

#21

Bay Path University

📍 Longmeadow, MA

30

degrees awarded

C

#22

Capella University

📍 Minneapolis, MN

144

degrees awarded

D

#23

Walden University

📍 Minneapolis, MN

70

degrees awarded

D

🏆 Best Colleges for Developmental and Child Psychology

New York University

University of Pennsylvania

Vanderbilt University

Johns Hopkins University

University of California-San Diego

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Boston College

University of Maryland-College Park

Texas Christian University

Texas A & M University-College Station

The University of Texas at Dallas

Montclair State University

Fordham University

Eastern Washington University

Pace University

Teachers College at Columbia University

The Chicago School at Los Angeles

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Utica University

Northcentral University

Bay Path University

Capella University

Walden University

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🏆 Best Colleges for Developmental and Child Psychology

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