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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

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

Child Development & Psychology is the #97 most popular major in Texas with 120 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Child Development & Psychology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Arlington to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Texas. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

Women make up 38% of the child development majors at the school.

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#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University the most popular school in Texas for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Of the 8 students majoring in child development at Texas Tech, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at San Antonio is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Of the 5 students majoring in child development at UTSA, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Out of the 7 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the child development majors at the school.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in child development at UT Dallas, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Child Development & Psychology at The University of Texas at Dallas Report

University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for child development and psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 16
Oklahoma 3
New Mexico 8

Child Development & Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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 7 schools only.

  • 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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