2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree 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 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor'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.
2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the child development doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .
Most Popular Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Child Development & Psychology
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the most popular school in the Southeast Region for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.
Women make up 85% of the child development majors at the school.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Florida Atlantic University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Southeast Region . FAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.
Of the 9 students majoring in child development at FAU, 56% are male and 44% are female.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 20% are male.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of South Carolina - Columbia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 5 students majoring in child development at UofSC, 60% are male and 40% are female.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 75% of the child development majors at the school.
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James Madison University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for child development and psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
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University of Louisville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a very large student population.
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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 Related Majors
Child Development & Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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.