by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 4,413 people earned their degree in child development, making the major the 239th most popular in the United States.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 child development graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,735 and $124,256 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree child development students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major list. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Child Development at Texas Woman’s University
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Child Development Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s child development students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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