2024 Best Child Development Doctor's Degree Schools

Child Development isn't the most popular doctorate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #437 in popularity out of 862 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

There was only one school in the United States to review for the 2024 Best Child Development Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Doctor's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Child Development Doctor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Child Development in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in child development.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Child Development

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Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Texas Woman's University is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in child development. TWU is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Denton.More information about a doctorate in child development from Texas Woman’s University

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Tufts University
Medford, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Tufts University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in child development. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in child development from Tufts University

Child Development by Region

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Rocky Mountains
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Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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Child Development Related Rankings by Major

Child Development is one of 10 different types of Human Development & Family Studies programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Human Development & Family Studies	91
Family & Community Services	15
Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services	6
Family Systems	4
Adult Development & Aging	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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