Developmental psychologists specialize in human physical, psychological, and cognitive development. They conduct research to learn what changes occur in humans as they age. Many developmental psychologists specialize in specific age groups, including infants, children, adults, and the elderly. Among the many concepts these specialists study include moral, cognitive, emotional, personality, and social development, identity formation, developmental disabilities, language development, and the link between physical and psychological development.
Educational programs in developmental psychology focus on the scientific study of the psychological growth and development of individuals from infancy through adulthood. Programs typically include in depth instruction in cognitive and perceptual development, personality development, emotional development, theories of cognitive growth and related research methods, the effects of biological maturation on behavior, research on child and adolescent behavior therapy, testing and assessment methods for different age levels, and the psychology of aging.
The colleges, universities and schools below offer majors and degree programs in Developmental and Child Psychology. To learn more about a specific school click on any of the links below.
Antioch University McGregor
900 Dayton St, Yellow Springs, OH 45387
| Phone Number: | (937) 769-1800 |
| Website: | midwest.antioch.edu/ |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate |
| Campus setting: | Finge town |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 958 (221 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 15 to 1 |
Bennington College
One College Drive, Bennington, VT 05201-6003
| Phone Number: | (802) 442-5401 |
| Website: | www.bennington.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree |
| Campus setting: | Rural fringe community |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 826 (660 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 8 to 1 |
Boston College
140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 2467
| Phone Number: | (617) 552-8000 |
| Website: | www.bc.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Master's degree Post-master's certificate Other degree Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 16,542 (10,656 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 14 to 1 |
Bridgewater State College
131 Summer Street, Bridgewater, MA 2325
| Phone Number: | (508) 531-1000 |
| Website: | www.bridgew.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 12,588 (9,594 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 23 to 1 |
Capella University
225 South 6th Street, 9th Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402-3389
| Phone Number: | (888) 227-3552 |
| Website: | www.capella.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 43,256 (8,591 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 367 to 1 |
Castleton State College
62 Alumni Dr, Castleton, VT 5735
| Phone Number: | (802) 468-5611 |
| Website: | www.castleton.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate |
| Campus setting: | Distant town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 2,829 (2,210 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
City University of Seattle
11900 NE First Street, Bellevue, WA 98005
| Phone Number: | 426E13 |
| Website: | www.cityu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree |
| Campus setting: | Midsize city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 4,932 (2,119 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 7 to 1 |
Colby-Sawyer College
541 Main St, New London, NH 03257-7835
| Phone Number: | (603) 526-3000 |
| Website: | www.colby-sawyer.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Distant rural community |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 1,054 (1,054 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 10 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.colby-sawyer.edu |
| Financial Aid: | www.colby-sawyer.edu |
| Online Application: | www.colby-sawyer.edu |
Columbia University in the City of New York
West 116 St and Broadway, New York, NY 10027
| Phone Number: | (212) 854-1754 |
| Website: | www.columbia.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 25,340 (7,904 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 6 to 1 |
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
| Phone Number: | (607) 255-2000 |
| Website: | www.cornell.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 21,053 (14,336 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 11 to 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10016
| Phone Number: | (212) 817-7000 |
| Website: | www.gc.cuny.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 7,145 (1,538 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 18 to 1 |
DePaul University
55 E Jackson, Chicago, IL 60604
| Phone Number: | (312) 362-8000 |
| Website: | www.depaul.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 28,967 (18,708 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 16 to 1 |
Duquesne University
Administration Bldg 600 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15282
| Phone Number: | (412) 396-6000 |
| Website: | www.duq.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree Doctor's degree – other |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 11,688 (6,024 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.duq.edu/admissions/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.duq.edu/financial-aid/ |
| Online Application: | www.duq.edu/apply/ |
Eastern Washington University
526 5th Street, Cheney, WA 99004-2496
| Phone Number: | (509) 359-6200 |
| Website: | www.ewu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree – other |
| Campus setting: | Finge town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 14,627 (12,981 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 24 to 1 |
Eckerd College
4200 54th Ave S, Saint Petersburg, FL 33711-4700
| Phone Number: | (727) 867-1166 |
| Website: | www.eckerd.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Midsize city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 2,809 (2,809 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
Emmanuel College
181 Springs St, Franklin Springs, GA 30639
| Phone Number: | (706) 245-7226 |
| Website: | www.ec.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Distant town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 756 (756 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 11 to 1 |
Fordham University
441 E Fordham Rd, Bronx, NY 10458
| Phone Number: | (718) 817-1000 |
| Website: | www.fordham.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 17,090 (8,897 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.fordham.edu/admissions/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.fordham.edu/tuition__financial_a/ |
| Online Application: | www.fordham.edu/admissions/applying_to_fordham/… |
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Ave, NE, Washington, DC 20002-3695
| Phone Number: | (202) 651-5000 |
| Website: | www.gallaudet.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 1,445 (1,030 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 8 to 1 |
| Admissions: | admissions.gallaudet.edu |
| Financial Aid: | financialaid.gallaudet.edu |
Heidelberg University
310 E Market St, Tiffin, OH 44883-2462
| Phone Number: | (419) 448-2000 |
| Website: | www.heidelberg.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Master's degree |
| Campus setting: | Distant town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 1,810 (1,431 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 14 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.heidelberg.edu/admissions |
| Financial Aid: | http://www.heidelberg.edu/offices/financialaid |
| Online Application: | www.heidelberg.edu/admissions/applynow |
Johns Hopkins University
3400 N Charles St, Mason Hall, Baltimore, MD 21218-2688
| Phone Number: | (410) 516-8000 |
| Website: | www.jhu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 4-year certificate Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 24,599 (6,337 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 7 to 1 |
Loyola University Chicago
1032 W. Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60660
| Phone Number: | (773) 274-3000 |
| Website: | www.luc.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 18,094 (11,414 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Speer Blvd and Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80217-3362
| Phone Number: | (303) 556-3058 |
| Website: | www.mscd.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Master's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 27,734 (27,734 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 22 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.mscd.edu/admissions/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.mscd.edu/financialaid/ |
| Online Application: | www.mscd.edu/enroll/admissions/application |
Mount St Mary's College
12001 Chalon Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1599
| Phone Number: | (310) 954-4000 |
| Website: | www.msmc.la.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree – professional practice |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 2,745 (2,175 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 8 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.msmc.la.edu/admission/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.msmc.la.edu/pages/220.asp |
| Online Application: | www.msmc.la.edu/pages/1969.asp |
Prescott College
220 Grove Ave, Prescott, AZ 86301
| Phone Number: | (877) 350-2100 |
| Website: | www.prescott.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 1,432 (1,034 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
Savannah State University
3219 College Street, Savannah, GA 31404-5310
| Phone Number: | (912) 358-4778 |
| Website: | www.savannahstate.edu/ |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree |
| Campus setting: | Midsize suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 4,015 (3,879 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 23 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.savannahstate.edu/prospective-student/under… |
| Financial Aid: | www.savannahstate.edu/fiscal-affairs/financial-… |
| Online Application: | secure.gacollege411.org/Applications/USG_Common… |
Suffolk University
8 Ashburton Pl Beacon Hill, Boston, MA 02108-2770
| Phone Number: | (617) 573-8000 |
| Website: | www.suffolk.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate's degree 4-year certificate Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 10,574 (6,445 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
Temple University
1801 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-6096
| Phone Number: | (215) 204-7000 |
| Website: | WWW.TEMPLE.EDU |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 40,312 (29,448 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.temple.edu/admissions/index.htm |
| Financial Aid: | www.temple.edu/sfs/ |
| Online Application: | www.temple.edu/undergrad/applying/index.htm |
Tennessee Wesleyan College
204 East College Street, Athens, TN 37303
| Phone Number: | (423) 745-7504 |
| Website: | www.twcnet.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Distant town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 1,100 (1,100 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 17 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.twcnet.edu/admissions/ |
| Financial Aid: | http://www.twcnet.edu/admissions |
| Online Application: | www.collegefortn.org/applications/TN_Common_App… |
The University of Texas at Dallas
800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080-3021
| Phone Number: | (972) 883-2111 |
| Website: | www.utdallas.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 17,663 (10,782 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 25 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.utdallas.edu/enroll/index.php |
| Financial Aid: | www.utdallas.edu/student/finaid/ |
| Online Application: | www.utdallas.edu/enroll/apply/guide.php |
Union Institute & University
440 E McMillan St, Cincinnati, OH 45206-1925
| Phone Number: | (800) 861-6400 |
| Website: | www.myunion.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 2,604 (1,485 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 8 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.myunion.edu/admissions/index.html |
| Financial Aid: | www.myunion.edu/admissions/financial-aid.html |
| Online Application: | www.myunion.edu/admissions/apply.html |
University of Chicago
5801 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
| Phone Number: | (773) 702-1234 |
| Website: | www.uchicago.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 16,679 (5,160 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 7 to 1 |
University of Detroit Mercy
4001 W McNichols Rd, Detroit, MI 48221-3038
| Phone Number: | (313) 993-1000 |
| Website: | www.udmercy.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate 4-year certificate Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 6,734 (3,951 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 10 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.udmercy.edu/apply/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.udmercy.edu/apply/financial_aid/ |
| Online Application: | jackson.udmercy.edu/apply |
University of Houston
212 E. Cullen Building, Houston, TX 77204-2018
| Phone Number: | (713) 743-1000 |
| Website: | www.uh.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 41,799 (33,210 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 32 to 1 |
University of Iowa
101 Jessup Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242-1316
| Phone Number: | (319) 335-3500 |
| Website: | www.uiowa.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 4-year certificate Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 34,398 (23,319 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 15 to 1 |
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045
| Phone Number: | (785) 864-2700 |
| Website: | www.ku.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 32,615 (23,208 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 16 to 1 |
| Admissions: | admissions.ku.edu/ |
| Financial Aid: | financialaid.ku.edu/ |
| Online Application: | admissions.ku.edu/apply/ |
University of Pennsylvania
1 College Hall 34th and Spruce Sts, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6303
| Phone Number: | (215) 898-5000 |
| Website: | www.upenn.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree 4-year certificate Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree Doctor's degree – other |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 27,135 (12,981 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 10 to 1 |
Utica College
1600 Burrstone Rd, Utica, NY 13502-4892
| Phone Number: | (315) 792-3111 |
| Website: | www.utica.edu/ |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Doctor's degree – professional practice |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 3,741 (2,933 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 11 to 1 |
| Admissions: | utica.edu/enrollment/admissions/ |
| Financial Aid: | utica.edu/finance/sfs/index.cfm |
| Online Application: | www.utica.edu/enrollment/admissions/app.cfm? |
Washington State University
French Administration Building, Pullman, WA 99164-5910
| Phone Number: | (509) 335-3564 |
| Website: | www.wsu.edu/ |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Distant town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 29,038 (24,080 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 20 to 1 |
Western Washington University
516 High St, Bellingham, WA 98225-9008
| Phone Number: | (360) 650-3000 |
| Website: | www.wwu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Master's degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 16,895 (15,122 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 21 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.admissions.wwu.edu |
| Financial Aid: | www.finaid.wwu.edu |
| Online Application: | www.admissions.wwu.edu/apply |
William Carey University
498 Tuscan Ave, Hattiesburg, MS 39401-5499
| Phone Number: | (601) 318-6051 |
| Website: | www.wmcarey.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree – professional practice |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 4,263 (2,388 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 21 to 1 |