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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region

22 Colleges
$31,750 Avg Salary
$21,685 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

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

Our analysis found Northeastern State University to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . NSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Tahlequah.

While working on their degree, child development majors at NSU accumulate an average of around $27,091 in student debt.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 22 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

The average amount in student loans that child development majors at University of Arizona take out is $19,211.

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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Dallas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the Southwest Region . UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richardson.

While working on their degree, child development majors at UT Dallas accumulate an average of around $18,753 in student debt.

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#4

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Trinity University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

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#5

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for child development and psychology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Texas State University Report

Southern Nazarene University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular child development and psychology programs. SNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bethany.

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular child development and psychology programs. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 22 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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