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2023 Most Popular 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.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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.

Check out the child development doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our analysis found University of Arizona to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Of the 16 students majoring in child development at University of Arizona, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Arizona Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 38% of the child development majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 63% are male.

Full Child Development & Psychology at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place 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.

About 40% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 60% are male.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the child development majors at the school.

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The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the city of Richardson.

Women make up 50% of the child development majors at the school.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #6, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

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University of North Texas 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 #8 on the list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.

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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 9 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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