by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 1,124 child development graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 174 child development graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in child development. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their child development program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southwest Region. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s child development degrees to 98 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Christian University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southwest Region. OC is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas at Dallas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s child development students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cameron University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Lawton, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s child development students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - San Antonio. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M San Antonio is a medium-sized public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 13 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on Child Development at Texas Tech University
University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s child development students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Houston - Downtown did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of Houston - Downtown is a fairly large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Child Development Report
University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Texas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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