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2024 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region

19 Colleges in the Southwest Region
563 Child Development Degrees Awarded
$31,750 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in child development & psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #57 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 19 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 563 degrees in child development & psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Child Development & Psychology School

Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region Your choice of child development & psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for child development & psychology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Child Development & Psychology in the Southwest Region

The schools below may not offer all types of child development degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Southwest Region Schools in Child Development

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In TX
43.5% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in child development & psychology needs to check out Texas A&M University - College Station. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were about 23 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
34 Child Development Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in child development & psychology has to look into Texas Christian University. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Fort Worth. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.

There were about 34 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
134 Child Development Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat University of Arizona if you want to pursue a degree in child development & psychology. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.

There were roughly 134 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In TX
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in child development & psychology has to check out University of Houston. UH is a very large public university located in the large city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #211 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UH is a great university overall.

There were about 4 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available.

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Trinity University
San Antonio, TX
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
49 Child Development Degrees Awarded

Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Antonio. A Best Colleges rank of #307 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Trinity U is a great university overall.

There were approximately 49 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Trinity U in the most recent data year.

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Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.More information about a degree in child development & psychology from Arizona State University - Tempe

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX
30.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were roughly 23 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In TX
33.3% Growth in Graduates

UNT is a very large public university located in the city of Denton. A Best Colleges rank of #280 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.

There were approximately 3 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent year we have data available.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX

Texas State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of San Marcos. This university ranks 20th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 13 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
72 Child Development Degrees Awarded
$33,335 Median Starting Salary

UT Dallas is a fairly large public university located in the city of Richardson. A Best Colleges rank of #216 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Dallas is a great university overall.

There were approximately 72 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the child development program state that they receive average early career earnings of $33,335.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development & psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 317 240
Arizona 287 134
Oklahoma 257 153
New Mexico 219 8

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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
Experimental Psychology 218
Other Research & Experimental Psychology 215
Developmental & Child Psychology 116
Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology 7
Psychopharmacology 5
Social Psychology 2

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Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 14,778
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 3,117
Other Psychology 1,471

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