2024 Best Child Development Schools
51
Colleges in the United States
4,641
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. Combined, these schools handed out 4,641 degrees in child development to qualified students.
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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
52
Child Development Degrees Awarded
Tufts University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in child development. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were approximately 52 child development students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In MI
Any student pursuing a degree in child development has to look into 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 approximately 24 child development students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In TX
It's difficult to beat Texas Tech University if you want to pursue a degree in child development. Texas Tech is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.
There were about 21 child development students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.
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Any student who is interested in child development has to look into University of Georgia. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were about 8 child development students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In CA
61
Child Development Degrees Awarded
Located in the suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 94th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 61 child development students who graduated with this degree at ULV in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In VA
50
Child Development Degrees Awarded
University of Virginia is a very large public university located in the small suburb of Charlottesville. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were about 50 child development students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In KS
K -State is a large public university located in the city of Manhattan. A Best Colleges rank of #225 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means K -State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 9 child development students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent data year.
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Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Minneapolis. This college ranks 39th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 26 child development students who graduated with this degree at Minneapolis Community and Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MO
33
Child Development Degrees Awarded
Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 33 child development students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MI
41
Child Development Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 41 child development students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available.
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