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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Master'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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in the Southeast Region for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the Southeast Region . Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Child Development & Psychology at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

#4

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofL is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville.

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#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Out of the 11 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 5 spot on the list. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

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#6

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

Henderson State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Arkadelphia, Henderson State University is a public college with a small student population.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree child development and psychology programs. UofSC is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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#8

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

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#9

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

University of North Florida landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public school with a large student population.

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#10

Murray State University

Murray, KY

Murray State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Murray State is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Murray.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development and psychology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 2
Florida 30
Georgia 13
North Carolina 22
Tennessee 33
Kentucky 17
Alabama 3
South Carolina 8
Mississippi 7
Arkansas 12

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

Majors Similar to Child Development

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 11 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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