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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for child development and psychology students working on their graduate certificate. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

Women make up 75% of the child development majors at the school.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great place for child development and psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 44% of the child development majors at the school.

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#3

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Henderson State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the distant town of Arkadelphia, Henderson State University is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Fayetteville State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the # 5 spot on the 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 colleges 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 5 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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