2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree School for You
Child Development & Psychology is the #58 most popular major in the country with 17,542 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Southeast Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Vanderbilt University is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
On average, child development graduates from Vanderbilt take out $12,714 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of North Georgia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree child development and psychology programs. UNG is a large public school located in the town of Dahlonega.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, child development majors at UNG accumulate an average of around $24,778 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #7, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for child development and psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Child Development majors at Georgia Tech take out an average of $25,487 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Georgia College & State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, child development majors at Georgia College accumulate an average of around $22,554 in student debt.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, child development majors at UofSC accumulate an average of around $23,842 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $382.
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Centre College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for child development and psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the distant town of Danville, Centre College of Kentucky is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Explore the best child development and psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 352 |
| Virginia | 27 |
| North Carolina | 155 |
| Florida | 544 |
| Tennessee | 398 |
| Kentucky | 126 |
| South Carolina | 348 |
| Louisiana | 5 |
| Arkansas | 18 |
| Alabama | 55 |
| Mississippi | 7 |
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Child Development & Psychology Related Rankings by Major
Child Development & Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Child Development
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 141,695 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 33,758 |
| Other Psychology | 2,683 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 the rest 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.