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2025 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in North Carolina

1 College in North Carolina
178 Child Development Degrees Awarded
$38,732 Avg Early-Career Salary
Child Development & Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #57 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

There was only one school in North Carolina to review for the 2025 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in North Carolina ranking.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Child Development
Master's Degrees in Child Development
Doctor's Degrees in Child Development

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Best Schools for Child Development & Psychology in North Carolina

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the child development degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top North Carolina Schools in Child Development

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
154 Child Development Degrees Awarded
9.1% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Duke University if you want to pursue a degree in child development & psychology. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham.

Graduates who receive their degree from the child development program make an average of $39,359 in their early career salary.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 352
Florida 282 544
Virginia 274 27
Tennessee 269 398
South Carolina 248 348
Kentucky 244 126
Louisiana 242 5
Mississippi 234 7
Arkansas 234 16
Alabama 233 55

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One of 24 majors within the Psychology area of study, Child Development & Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Child Development Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology 166
Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology 9
Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics 3

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Majors Similar to Child Development

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 3,583
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 151
Other Psychology 34

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