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

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

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, child development and psychology was ranked #58 in the country. In fact 17,542 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for child development majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Child Development & Psychology

#1

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Trinity University the best school in the Southwest Region for child development and psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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#2

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Texas Christian University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the Southwest Region . TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Texas Christian University Report

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, child development graduates from UT Dallas carry an average student debtload of $21,384.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Nazarene University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bethany.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Southern Nazarene University Report

Northeastern State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. NSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Tahlequah.

The average amount in student loans that child development majors at NSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $28,345.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Northeastern State University Report

Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development and psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 250
Arizona 134
Oklahoma 153
New Mexico 8

One of 3 majors within the area of study, child development and psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar 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 6 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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