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2023 Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas

6 Ranked Colleges
37 Degrees Awarded
$30,800 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Child Development for a Doctorate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Child Development for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Texas, there were 268 child development and psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,335 and $18,753 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Child Development for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in child development and psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality child development and psychology programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the child development and psychology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Child Development for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas doctor’s degree vets studying child development.

Top 6 Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Child Development for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 5 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - College Station were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,925. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M University - College Station does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Child Development for a Doctorate list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.

UH also took the #3 spot in our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Among the 47,090 students enrolled at UH, 1,382 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 730 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,264. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Child Development for a Doctorate. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s child development degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,242 of the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech were GI Bill® students, of which 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,480. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Tech offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Child Development for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Among the 34,742 students enrolled at UTSA, 3,565 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,847 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,531. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UTSA does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Child Development for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #5 spot on the list. UT Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 8 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,109 of the 48,072 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Arlington were GI Bill® students, of which 1,211 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,630. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas at Arlington Veteran Student Life Report

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The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Child Development for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #6. UT Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.According to our most recent data, UT Dallas supports 28,669 students, and 752 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 458 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,706. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UT Dallas does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UT Dallas Veteran Student Life Report

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