by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Child Development is the 239th most popular major in the country with 4,641 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,630 child development graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 335 child development graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 22 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miles College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region. Miles College is located in Fairfield, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Converse College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Voorhees College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region. Voorhees College is located in Denmark, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Point University landed the #4 spot on the list. Point University is a small school located in West Point, Georgia that handed out 13 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mobile. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region. University of Mobile is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 8 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Tougaloo College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tougaloo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tougaloo, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Alcorn State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region list. Alcorn State, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s child development degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, East Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region list. East Tennessee State University is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 52 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full East Tennessee State University Child Development Report
Meredith College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Meredith College is a small school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 7 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Appalachian State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s child development degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Charleston Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region list. Charleston Southern University is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Child Development at Charleston Southern University
North Carolina A & T State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Full North Carolina A & T State University Child Development Report
Harding University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Searcy, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s child development students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Child Development Report
West Virginia University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. WVU is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Child Development at West Virginia University
With a ranking of #16, Vanderbilt University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s child development degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Bob Jones University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bob Jones University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greenville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Mississippi University for Women landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Columbus, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Child Development at Mississippi University for Women
With a ranking of #19, East Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Child Development at East Carolina University
Claflin University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Orangeburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s child development degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Carson - Newman University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Jefferson City, Tennessee, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Henderson State University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Henderson State University is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s child development degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Child Development at Henderson State University
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