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

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$49,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Dallas to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

Of the 23 students majoring in child development at UT Dallas, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

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

Of the 13 students majoring in child development at Texas State, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at El Paso is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 88% of the child development majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces.

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

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in child development at Texas Tech, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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Texas Woman’s University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree child development and psychology programs. TWU is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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

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#7

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree child development and psychology programs. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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University of Central Oklahoma landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public school with a large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 33% are male.

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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Odessa, UT Permian Basin is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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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 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 12 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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