Human Development Programs

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Human Development is a psychology subspecialty that focuses on the development of children into becoming biologically and psychologically mature adults. It addresses changes in cognitive, motivational, psychophysiological, and social functioning that occur over time.

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Walden University

Featured Programs:
BS in Psychology - Graduate School Prep

Southern New Hampshire University

Featured Programs:
BA in Psychology/Child & Adolescent Development (Online)

How a child develops will go a long way in determining the course of his life. A number of external forces can influence the development of said child. These forces include whether he is raised in a happy and healthy environment; if he is the victim of abuse or neglect; and if he comes from a single parent household, to name a few.

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Capella University

Featured Programs:
MS in General Psychology (Online)
MS in Child and Adolescent Development

Post University

Featured Programs:
BA in Psychology (Online)

Human Development Methods of Operation

Human development psychologists work through observation and testing to determine the factors influencing a child's growth and development. The age old argument between "nature vs. nurture" is on full display throughout this brand of psychologist's workday, and the answers are often somewhere in between. By observing a child in his natural state, these professionals can tell a lot about how said child is progressing.

However, it is also important to survey the child and engage him in formal testing to know how cognitive skills are developing. By using a wide range of tools in the human development tool bag, a psychologist can diagnose issues, develop treatment plans, or identify gifted and talented children.

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Kaplan University

Featured Programs:
BS Psychology (Online)

Northcentral University

Featured Programs:
MA in Health Psychology (Online)

Careers in Human Development

Many psychologists, who choose the human development pathway for their careers, genuinely find children fascinating, but they are not simply interested in the child himself, but also who he will become as adult years set in. Many work with at-risk persons, so it's not uncommon to find a human development psychologist employed by hospitals, clinics, or other medical facilities.

In more population-dense areas, individuals, who have earned a human development degree, may find consultancy and private practice very lucrative revenue channels. Whether taking appointments or serving as an expert witness for attorneys on both sides of the gavel, these psychology professionals have a niche that can earn them in the $80,000 to $100,000 or more range annually.

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Chicago School of Professional Psychology

Featured Programs:
MA in Applied Forensic Psychology (Online)

Human Development Education and Training

While some are able to find decent pay in the field with just a masters degree, the top earning, most marketable psychologists hold a doctorate degree with some form of human development specialization. Due to the hands on nature of the job, they are usually expected to complete 1-2 years of supervised practice and, possibly, a state exam before receiving licensure.

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Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA

Specialties: Art Therapy, Counseling Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, Human Services, Music Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Antioch University McGregor

Yellow Springs, OH

Specialties: Applied Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Human Development, Human Services
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Arizona State University - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Animal Cognition and Learning, Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Counseling Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, Marriage and Family Counseling, Neuroscience, Quantitative Psychology, School Psychology, Social Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA, CACREP, NASP

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, CA

Specialties: Clinical Psychology, College Counseling, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, School Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA, NCATE

Boston University

Boston, MA

Specialties: Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Counseling Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, Mental Health Counseling, Neuroscience
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green, OH

Specialties: Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, Neuroscience, Rehabilitation Counseling, School Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA, NASP

California State University-East Bay - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Applied Behavior Analysis, General Psychology, Human Development, Marriage and Family Counseling, School Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Specialist Degree

California State University-San Bernardino

San Bernardino, CA

Specialties: Child Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Counselor Education and Supervision, Experimental Psychology, General Psychology, Geriatric Psychology, Human Development, Human Services, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Rehabilitation Counseling
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree
Accreditation: CORE

Catholic University of America

Washington, DC

Specialties: Clinical Psychology, Educational Psychology, Experimental Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, Human Factors, Legal Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Specialties: Clinical Psychology, Experimental Psychology, General Psychology, Geriatric Psychology, Human Development, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Neuroscience, School Psychology
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Specialist Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA, NASP

Connecticut College

New London, CT

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, General Psychology, Human Development
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Duke University

Durham, NC

Specialties: Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, Neurobiology, Neuroscience
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA

Eckerd College

Saint Petersburg, FL

Specialties: General Psychology, Human Development
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree

Hardin-Simmons University

Abilene, TX

Specialties: Counseling Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, Marriage and Family Counseling
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Experimental Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, Social Psychology
Degree Types: Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

Specialties: General Psychology, Human Development
Degree Types: Associates Degree

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, IL

Specialties: Clinical Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Rehabilitation Counseling
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA

Imperial Valley College

Imperial, CA

Specialties: Behavioral Science, General Psychology, Human Development, Substance Abuse Counseling
Degree Types: Certificate, Associates Degree

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Specialties: Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, Mental Health Counseling, School Psychology
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Specialist Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA

Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

Specialties: Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Science, Counseling Psychology, Counselor Education and Supervision, Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, Neuroscience, School Psychology, Social Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Specialist Degree, Doctorate Degree

Kalamazoo College

Kalamazoo, MI

Specialties: General Psychology, Human Development, Neuroscience
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Specialties: Animal Cognition and Learning, Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Counselor Education and Supervision, General Psychology, Health Psychology, Human Development, Human Factors, Human Services, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Marriage and Family Counseling, Social-Personality Psychology
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: COAMFTE

Kent State University Kent Campus

Kent, OH

Specialties: Clinical Psychology, Educational Psychology, Experimental Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, Neuroscience, School Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Doctorate Degree

LaGrange College

Lagrange, GA

Specialties: General Psychology, Human Development
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree

Lee University

Cleveland, TN

Specialties: General Psychology, Human Development, Mental Health Counseling, Pastoral Counseling, School Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Counseling Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, Human Services, International Psychology, School Psychology, Social Psychology
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

Specialties: Art Therapy, Clinical Psychology, Counselor Education and Supervision, General Psychology, Human Development, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, Music Psychology, School Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Specialist Degree, Doctorate Degree

Messiah College

Grantham, PA

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Counseling Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Metropolitan State College of Denver

Denver, CO

Specialties: General Psychology, Human Development, Human Services
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree

Montana State University - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Human Development, Marriage and Family Counseling, Mental Health Counseling, Psychological Science, School Psychology, Substance Abuse Counseling
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

National-Louis University

Chicago, IL

Specialties: Behavioral Science, Community Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Health Psychology, Human Development, Human Services, Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree

New York University

New York, NY

Specialties: Applied Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Counseling Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, School Psychology, Social Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA, NASP

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, Personality Psychology, Social Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA

Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH

Specialties: General Psychology, Human Development, Neuroscience
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Specialties: Counselor Education and Supervision, General Psychology, Geriatric Psychology, Human Development, Human Services
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: CACREP, NCATE

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona

Altoona, PA

Specialties: General Psychology, Human Development
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg

Middletown, PA

Specialties: General Psychology, Human Development
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Prescott College

Prescott, AZ

Specialties: Counseling Psychology, Ecological Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, School Psychology
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Rivier College

Nashua, NH

Specialties: Counseling Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, Mental Health Counseling, School Psychology
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Saint Joseph College

West Hartford, CT

Specialties: Applied Behavior Analysis, Community Psychology, General Psychology, Geriatric Psychology, Human Development, Marriage and Family Counseling, School Psychology
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree
Accreditation: COAMFTE

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

Winona, MN

Specialties: Counseling Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, Human Services, Marriage and Family Counseling
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: COAMFTE

Stephens College

Columbia, MO

Specialties: Counseling Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

The University of West Florida

Pensacola, FL

Specialties: Cognitive Psychology, Counseling Psychology, General Psychology, Health Psychology, Human Development, Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree
Accreditation: MPAC

University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield, IL

Specialties: General Psychology, Human Development, Human Services
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Specialties: Counseling Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, Human Services, School Psychology, Substance Abuse Counseling
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA, ASPPB, CACREP

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Behavioral Science, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Developmental Psychology, General Psychology, Health Psychology, Human Development, Marriage and Family Counseling, Mental Health Counseling, Neuroscience, Sports Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA, ASPPB

University of Missouri-Columbia - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Counseling Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, Neuroscience, Quantitative Psychology, School Psychology, Social-Personality Psychology
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA

University of Rhode Island - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Behavioral Science, Clinical Psychology, General Psychology, Geriatric Psychology, Human Development, Marriage and Family Counseling, School Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA, NASP, COAMFTE

University of Southern California - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science, Developmental Psychology, General Psychology, Geriatric Psychology, Human Development, Neuroscience, Quantitative Psychology, Social Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Green Bay, WI

Specialties: General Psychology, Human Development
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree