2024 Best Child Development Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in child development, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #176 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Child Development Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 63 bachelor's degrees in child development during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on child development students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of child development students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized child development related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for child development students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The child development school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Child Development Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Child Development in Washington

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for child development students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Washington Schools for a Bachelor's in Child Development

1

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA

Basic Certificate Highest Degree Type

48 Annual Graduates

Eastern Washington University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in child development. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in child development from Eastern Washington University

2

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

15 Annual Graduates

Central Washington University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in child development. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in child development from Central Washington University

Best Child Development Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Child Development Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	643	503
Oregon	343	25
Alaska	87	20

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Rankings in Majors Related to Child Development

Child Development is one of 10 different types of Human Development & Family Studies programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Child Development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Human Development & Family Studies	196
Family Systems	9

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jsonin. More about our data sources and methodologies.