21 Best colleges for Child Psychology in New Jersey

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in New Jersey ranked based on their research performance in Child Psychology. A graph of 846K citations received by 18.5K academic papers made by 21 universities in New Jersey was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick

For Child Psychology

#26 in the United States

#29 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

2. Princeton University

Princeton

For Child Psychology

#78 in the United States

#89 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

3. College of New Jersey

Ewing Township

For Child Psychology

#232 in the United States

#263 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 85%

4. Montclair State University

Montclair

For Child Psychology

#252 in the United States

#283 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1083
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $11,743

5. Stockton University

Galloway

For Child Psychology

#307 in the United States

#343 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 96%

6. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

Teaneck

For Child Psychology

#313 in the United States

#349 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Net Price: $17,121
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $31,504

7. Rowan University

Glassboro

For Child Psychology

#325 in the United States

#362 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 93%

8. Seton Hall University

South Orange

For Child Psychology

#338 in the United States

#376 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,642

9. Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park

For Child Psychology

#390 in the United States

#433 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,068
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $18,293

10. Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken

For Child Psychology

#406 in the United States

#449 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,665

11. William Paterson University of New Jersey

Wayne

For Child Psychology

#416 in the United States

#462 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $13,984
Enrollment: 9,426

12. Monmouth University

West Long Branch

For Child Psychology

#429 in the United States

#476 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1198
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $33,228

13. New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark

For Child Psychology

#431 in the United States

#478 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 94%

14. Rider University

Lawrenceville

For Child Psychology

#440 in the United States

#487 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $26,618

15. Kean University

Union Township

For Child Psychology

#466 in the United States

#516 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1109
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $12,982

16. Caldwell University

Caldwell

For Child Psychology

#547 in the United States

#598 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Net Price: $23,071
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,549

17. New Jersey City University

Jersey

For Child Psychology

#721 in the United States

#780 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $13,189
Enrollment: 5,833

18. Drew University

Madison

For Child Psychology

#771 in the United States

#832 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,193

19. Princeton Theological Seminary

Princeton

For Child Psychology

#871 in the United States

#938 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 287
Male:Female: 47:53

20. Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah

For Child Psychology

#876 in the United States

#943 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 84%

21. Georgian Court University

Lakewood Township

For Child Psychology

#916 in the United States

#983 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $21,072
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $27,689

Closest to New Jersey states to learn Child Psychology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	18	13
Connecticut	19	4
District of Columbia	8	102
Pennsylvania	65	6
Rhode Island	6	60
New York	97	7
Massachusetts	52	2
Vermont	4	96
Virginia	30	28
New Hampshire	9	128
West Virginia	3	88
Ohio	40	16
North Carolina	23	9
Maine	7	197
South Carolina	13	65
Kentucky	12	53
Indiana	18	37
Michigan	19	1
Tennessee	19	31
Georgia	26	27
Illinois	39	15
Wisconsin	18	14
Alabama	14	86
Florida	29	33
Missouri	18	40
Iowa	10	29
Mississippi	8	148
Arkansas	8	157
Minnesota	20	11
Louisiana	16	61
Kansas	8	41
Oklahoma	9	130
Nebraska	6	66
South Dakota	4	248
North Dakota	4	188
Texas	54	18
Puerto Rico	5	659
Colorado	14	68
New Mexico	4	109
Montana	3	236
Utah	7	47
Idaho	3	256
Arizona	6	17
Washington	15	5
Oregon	14	64
California	83	3
Hawaii	3	129

Psychology subfields in New Jersey

Clinical Psychology17

Cognitive Science19

Education Majors22

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution5

Neuroscience21

Occupational Therapy5

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology3