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

8 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Northeastern State University to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . NSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah.

Of the 139 students majoring in child development at NSU, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

About 70% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#3

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

About 86% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 14% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular 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.

Women make up 96% of the child development majors at the school.

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

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#5

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the # 5 spot on the list. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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Southern Nazarene University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bethany.

Of the 11 students majoring in child development at SNU, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, East Texas Baptist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. East Texas Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Marshall.

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Saint Edward’s University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree child development and psychology programs. St. Edward's University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Austin.

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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 8 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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