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.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Child Development Schools in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 780 degrees in child development to qualified students.
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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Child Development Schools in Texas list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
Texas Tech University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in child development. Texas Tech is a very large public university located in the large 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 roughly 21 child development students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.
Texas Woman's University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in child development. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #581 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means TWU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 157 child development students who graduated with this degree at TWU in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in child development has to look into El Paso Community College. El Paso Community College is a very large public college located in the large city of El Paso. This college ranks 70th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 55 child development students who graduated with this degree at El Paso Community College in the most recent data year.
Laredo College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in child development. Located in the large city of Laredo, Laredo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 95th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 23 child development students who graduated with this degree at Laredo College in the most recent data year.
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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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.
