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2024 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Texas

14 Colleges in Texas
268 Child Development Degrees Awarded
$33,335 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in child development & psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #57 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 14 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 268 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 Texas Your choice of child development & psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Child Development & Psychology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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 Texas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Child Development & Psychology in Texas

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the child development degree levels they offer.

10 Top Texas Schools in Child Development

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

Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in child development & psychology. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the midsize city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were approximately 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

Texas Christian University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in child development & psychology. TCU is a 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 roughly 34 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent year we have data available.

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

University of Houston is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in child development & psychology. 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 data year.

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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

It's hard to beat Trinity University if you want to pursue a degree in child development & psychology. Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of San Antonio. This university ranks 16th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

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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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 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

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

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

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
72 Child Development Degrees Awarded
$33,335 Median Starting Salary

UT Dallas is a very large public university located in the midsize 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 data year. Soon after graduating, child development degree recipients usually make around $33,335 in the first five years of their career.

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

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

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

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In TX
42.9% Growth in Graduates

UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Edinburg. This university ranks 21st out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 7 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at UT Rio Grande Valley in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In TX

UTSA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of San Antonio. This university ranks 25th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 5 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
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
Developmental & Child Psychology 116
Experimental Psychology 94
Other Research & Experimental Psychology 49
Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology 7
Social Psychology 2

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Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 9,619
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 1,754
Other Psychology 21

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