by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in Illinois” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Child Development & Psychology is the 57th most popular major in the country with 17,542 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, child development and psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,186 and had an average of $22,623 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 857 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,282 and $18,861 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 766 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in Illinois” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in child development and psychology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in child development and psychology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in Illinois”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Forest College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in Illinois list. Located in Lake Forest, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 46 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s child development students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Knox College landed the #2 spot on the list. Knox College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Galesburg, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in Illinois list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 583 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in Illinois. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 90 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s child development students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s child development degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Child Development & Psychology at Illinois Tech
Northwestern University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in Illinois list. Northwestern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 22 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Northwestern University Child Development & Psychology Report
Eureka College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Eureka, Illinois, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Illinois College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child Development Major in Illinois list. Jacksonville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s child development degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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