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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region

17 Colleges
$31,750 Avg Salary
$21,685 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology 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.

The Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for child development majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools

#1

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Christian University the best school in the Southwest Region for child development and psychology students. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Odessa, UT Permian Basin is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for child development and psychology students. It came in at #6 on the list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s best schools for child development and psychology students. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best child development and psychology programs. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

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With a ranking of #9, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s best schools for child development and psychology students. TWU is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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University of North Texas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best child development and psychology programs. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

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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 Southwest region.

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

More Child Development & Psychology Rankings in the Southwest Region

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 17 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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