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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, child development and psychology was ranked #79 in the country. In fact 2,576 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the child development doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Child Development & Psychology

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the Southwest Region . University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s best schools for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best schools for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development and psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 120
Arizona 16
Oklahoma 3
New Mexico 8

One of 3 majors within the area of study, child development and psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
General Psychology 8,051
Other Psychology 2,162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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