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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Florida

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Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree School for You

With 544 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, child development and psychology is the #77 most popular major in Florida.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Florida to see which master'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.

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

#1

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

Our analysis found University of North Florida to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Florida. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 11% are male.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of North Florida Report

#2

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Out of the 3 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Nova Southeastern University Report

#3

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, FL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at St. Thomas University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in Florida. STU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami Gardens.

Full Child Development & Psychology at St. Thomas University Report

Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 352
Virginia 27
North Carolina 155
Tennessee 398
Kentucky 126
South Carolina 348
Louisiana 5
Arkansas 18
Alabama 55
Mississippi 7

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 3 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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