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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Tennessee

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Child Development & Psychology is the #42 most popular major in Tennessee with 398 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Tennessee to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the most popular school in Tennessee for child development and psychology students. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 7 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#3

Maryville College

Maryville, TN

The excellent programs at Maryville College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in Tennessee. Maryville College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Maryville.

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Out of the 7 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee Wesleyan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Athens, TWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

The excellent programs at Southern Adventist University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in Tennessee. Located in the suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Welch College

Gallatin, TN

Welch College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Tennessee list. Welch is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Gallatin.

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#6

Lee University

Cleveland, TN

Lee University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in Tennessee ranking. Lee University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 352
Virginia 27
North Carolina 155
Florida 544
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 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).

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