by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Child Development is the 239th most popular major in the country with 4,641 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 769 child development graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major” ranking analyzed 100 colleges that offered a degree in child development. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in child development.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree child development students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shorter College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major list. Shorter College is a private not-for-profit institution located in N Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sisseton Wahpeton College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major list. Sisseton Wahpeton College is located in Sisseton, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Child Development at Sisseton Wahpeton College
Out of the 100 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - West Plains landed the #3 spot on the list. Missouri State West Plains is a small school located in West Plains, Missouri that handed out 15 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Missouri State University - West Plains Child Development Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major list. SWCID is a small public school situated in Big Spring, Texas. It awarded 1 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Child Development at Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Oklahoma College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major. Northern Oklahoma College is a small school located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma that handed out 19 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Child Development at Northern Oklahoma College
Ohio University - Lancaster Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major ranking. Ohio University - Lancaster Campus is a public institution located in Lancaster, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Tulsa Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major ranking. Tulsa Community College is a fairly large school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 79 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Child Development at Tulsa Community College
Seminole State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Seminole, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Reading Area Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major ranking. Reading Area Community College is a small public school situated in Reading, Pennsylvania. It awarded 12 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Reading Area Community College Child Development Report
Murray State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Angelina College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major list. Lufkin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s child development degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Redlands Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major list. Located in El Reno, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified associates’s child development students in 2020-2021.
West Virginia University at Parkersburg came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major ranking. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a small school located in Parkersburg, West Virginia that handed out 16 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Child Development at West Virginia University at Parkersburg
Saint Paul College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major ranking. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 29 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Minneapolis Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major ranking, coming in at #15. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 26 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Minneapolis Community and Technical College Child Development Report
Roane State Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major list. Roane State Community College is a small public school situated in Harriman, Tennessee. It awarded 20 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Child Development at Roane State Community College
Northwestern Michigan College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major ranking. Located in Traverse City, Michigan, this small public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major ranking, coming in at #18. OHIO Chillicothe is a small school located in Chillicothe, Ohio that handed out 2 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus Child Development Report
Ohio University - Southern Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Ironton, Ohio, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Child Development at Ohio University - Southern Campus
With a ranking of #20, Point University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major list. Point is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Point, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwest Technical College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major ranking. Northwest Technical College is located in Bemidji, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Child Development at Northwest Technical College
Texarkana College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major ranking. Texarkana College is located in Texarkana, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Eastern Oklahoma State College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major ranking. Eastern Oklahoma State College is located in Wilburton, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Full Eastern Oklahoma State College Child Development Report
Chattanooga State Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major list. Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified associates’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Child Development at Chattanooga State Community College
With a ranking of #25, Cleveland State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child Development Major list. Located in Cleveland, Tennessee, this small public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified associates’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Full Cleveland State Community College Child Development Report
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