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

19 Colleges
$27,151 Avg Salary
$24,931 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.

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 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the most popular school in the Southeast Region for child development and psychology students. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in the Southeast Region . Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Report

#4

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henderson State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology 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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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for child development and psychology students. It came in at #6 on the list. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

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#7

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for child development and psychology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for child development and psychology students. It came in at #9 on the list. UofSC is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

#10

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

William Carey University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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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 19 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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