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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

21 Colleges
$31,832 Avg Salary
$22,695 Avg Student Debt

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.

View our full ranking methodology.

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

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the Southeast Region for child development and psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. 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 very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

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#4

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Emory University is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Emory University Report

#5

Harding University

Searcy, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harding University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the 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 fairly large public school located in the distant 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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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very 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 college 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 midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a very 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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#10

Centre College

Danville, KY

Centre College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the town of Danville, Centre College of Kentucky is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development and psychology schools 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

Child Development & Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

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