2025 Best Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in developmental & child psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #336 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 70 bachelor's degrees in developmental & child psychology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Developmental & Child Psychology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of developmental & child psychology for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on developmental & child psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other developmental & child psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized developmental & child psychology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for developmental & child psychology students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Developmental & Child Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Developmental & Child Psychology in the Southeast Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for developmental & child psychology students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Developmental and Child Psychology

1

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

35 Annual Graduates

Vanderbilt University is a wonderful option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in developmental & child psychology. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville.More information about a bachelor’s in developmental & child psychology from Vanderbilt University

2

Eckerd College
Saint Petersburg, FL

13 Annual Graduates

Eckerd College is a good option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in developmental & child psychology. Located in the city of Saint Petersburg, Eckerd is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in developmental & child psychology from Eckerd College

3

Savannah State University
Savannah, GA

15 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in developmental & child psychology has to take a look at Savannah State University. Located in the midsize city of Savannah, Savannah State University is a public university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in developmental & child psychology from Savannah State University

Best Developmental & Child Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best developmental & child psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	22
Tennessee	460	44
Georgia	453	18

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Developmental & Child Psychology Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Child Development & Psychology area of study, Developmental & Child Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Developmental and Child Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	1,949
Experimental Psychology	405
Behavioral Neuroscience	187
Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics	9

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.