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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

7 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Child Development & Psychology program at each school on the list.

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

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found University of Utah to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

About 75% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 25% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . MSU Denver is a large public school located in the city of Denver.

Women make up 76% of the child development majors at the school.

Child Development majors at MSU Denver take out an average of $28,006 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

Of the 58 students majoring in child development at CU Anschutz, 19% are male and 81% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, child development graduates from CU Anschutz carry an average student debt load of $25,978.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in child development at BYU, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#5

Regis University

Denver, CO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Regis University is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Of the 25 students majoring in child development at Regis U, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#6

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 60% of the child development majors at the school.

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Colorado Christian University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree child development and psychology programs. CCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.

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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 Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 301
Utah 419
Idaho 4

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

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 7 schools only.

  • 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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