2024 Best Child Development Schools in North Carolina

If you plan on majoring in child development, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #239 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Child Development Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 806 degrees in child development during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Child Development Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Child Development Schools in North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Child Development in North Carolina

The schools below may not offer all types of child development degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top North Carolina Schools in Child Development

1

Appalachian State University
Boone, NC

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

38 Child Development Degrees Awarded

15.8% Growth in Graduates

Appalachian State University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in child development. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in child development from Appalachian State University

2

North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in child development has to look into North Carolina A & T State University. NC A&T is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Greensboro.More information about a degree in child development from North Carolina A & T State University

Best Child Development Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Child Development Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	690	25
Virginia	630	50
Tennessee	624	216
South Carolina	530	56
Mississippi	501	19
Alabama	500	26
Arkansas	466	56
West Virginia	410	54

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Rankings in Majors Related to Child Development

One of 10 majors within the Human Development & Family Studies area of study, Child Development has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Child Development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Human Development & Family Studies	149
Family & Community Services	67
Adult Development & Aging	17
Child Care & Support Services Management	6
Family Systems	4

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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).
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