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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region

29 Colleges
$27,151 Avg Salary
$24,931 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology 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 Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the child development programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology 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. Duke is a 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 Schools in the Southeast Region list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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The excellent programs at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the Southeast Region . UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

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#4

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Out of the 29 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

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#5

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. JMU is a very large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

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#6

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Harding University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, child development majors at Georgia Tech accumulate an average of around $26,285 in student debt.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Report

University of North Georgia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best child development and psychology programs. UNG is a large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega.

While working on their degree, child development majors at UNG accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.

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#9

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky ranked #9 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a very large 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 25 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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