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

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$65,693 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Child Development & Psychology

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best school in the Southwest Region for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 2 spot on the list. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the Southwest Region . University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s best schools for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on this year’s best schools for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

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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 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 8 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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