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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for child development majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Dallas to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

About 91% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Southwest Region . Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

About 77% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 23% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at New Mexico State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular child development and psychology schools in the Southwest Region . NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.

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

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular 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.

About 63% of the students majoring in child development at the school are women while 38% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in child development at UTEP, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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Texas Woman’s University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TWU is a large public school located in the city of Denton.

Women make up 86% of the child development majors at the school.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#7

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

With a ranking of #7, Texas Christian University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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

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#9

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for child development and psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the child development majors at the school.

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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 12 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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