2024 Best Child Development Schools
51
Colleges in the United States
4,413
Child Development Degrees Awarded
A degree in
child development is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #239 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 51 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for child development students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,413 degrees in child development during the 2021-2022 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Child Development School
Your choice of child development school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Child Development School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Child Development Rankings by Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Child Development Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Child Development in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the child development degree levels they offer.
10 Top Schools in Child Development
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MA
77
Child Development Degrees Awarded
Tufts University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in child development. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were roughly 77 child development students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in child development from Tufts UniversityMaster's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In MI
Any student pursuing a degree in child development needs to check out Michigan State University. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were about 20 child development students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in child development from Michigan State UniversityBachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In TX
38
Child Development Degrees Awarded
It is difficult to beat Texas Tech University if you wish to pursue a degree in child development. Texas Tech is a very large public university located in the city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.
There were roughly 38 child development students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in child development from Texas Tech UniversityMaster's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In GA
Any student pursuing a degree in child development needs to check out University of Georgia. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 3 child development students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in child development from University of GeorgiaMaster's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In CA
68
Child Development Degrees Awarded
Located in the large suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 94th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 68 child development students who graduated with this degree at ULV in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in child development from University of La Verne
