by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Child Development is the 239th most popular major in the country with 4,413 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,468 child development graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 168 child development graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,020 and $16,931 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in child development. That schools that top this list have a program in child development in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shorter College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in N Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 2 associates’s child development degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University at Parkersburg. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region. Parkersburg, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s child development degrees to 18 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full West Virginia University at Parkersburg Child Development Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roane State Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Harriman, Tennessee, this small public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s child development students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Point University landed the #4 spot on the list. West Point, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s child development degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chattanooga State Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region. Chattanooga State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee that handed out 13 associates’s child development degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Chattanooga State Community College Child Development Report
Cleveland State Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region list. Cleveland State Community College is a public institution located in Cleveland, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Child Development at Cleveland State Community College
With a ranking of #7, Nashville State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region list. Nashville State Community College is a public institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Child Development at Nashville State Community College
Volunteer State Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. VSCC is a public institution located in Gallatin, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Walters State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region list. Walters State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Morristown, Tennessee that handed out 7 associates’s child development degrees in 2021-2022.
Northeast State Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region list. Northeast State Community College is located in Blountville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 associates’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Child Development at Northeast State Technical Community College
With a ranking of #11, Arkansas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Russellville, Arkansas, and it awarded 21 associates’s child development degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton is located in Morrilton, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 associates’s child development degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Dyersburg State Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Dyersburg, Tennessee, and it awarded 6 associates’s child development degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Dyersburg State Community College Child Development Report
Pellissippi State Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s child development students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Child Development at Pellissippi State Community College
University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College is a small public school situated in North Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 8 associates’s child development degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southwest Tennessee Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Southwest Tennessee Community College is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 associates’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Child Development at Southwest Tennessee Community College
Motlow State Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Tullahoma, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s child development students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Child Development at Motlow State Community College
Tougaloo College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tougaloo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tougaloo, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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