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2024 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Florida

4 Colleges in Florida
544 Child Development Degrees Awarded
$25,223 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in child development & psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #57 out of 395 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.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Florida ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 544 degrees in child development & psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Child Development & Psychology School

Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Florida Your choice of child development & psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Child Development & Psychology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Child Development
Master's Degrees in Child Development
Doctor's Degrees in Child Development

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Florida ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Child Development & Psychology in Florida

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.

Top Florida Schools in Child Development

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
384 Child Development Degrees Awarded
11.5% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in child development & psychology needs to look into University of North Florida. UNF is a large public university located in the city of Jacksonville. This university ranks 15th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 384 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNF in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the child development program make about $25,924 in the first couple years of their career.

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2

It's hard to beat Florida Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a degree in child development & psychology. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #330 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Florida Tech is a great school overall.More information about a degree in child development & psychology from Florida Institute of Technology

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
135 Child Development Degrees Awarded
5.2% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Florida Atlantic University if you want to pursue a degree in child development & psychology. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #484 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means FAU is a great university overall.

There were about 135 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at FAU in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, child development degree recipients usually earn about $21,190 in their early careers.

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Eckerd College
Saint Petersburg, FL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$28,555 Median Starting Salary
$25,000 Median Student Debt

Eckerd College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in child development & psychology. Eckerd is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Saint Petersburg. This college ranks 48th out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 22 child development & psychology students who graduated with this degree at Eckerd in the most recent data year. Child Development & Psychology degree recipients from Eckerd College receive an earnings boost of about $3,332 above the average income of child development & psychology majors.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 352
North Carolina 279 133
Virginia 274 27
Tennessee 269 398
South Carolina 248 348
Kentucky 244 126
Louisiana 242 5
Mississippi 234 7
Arkansas 234 16
Alabama 233 55

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One of 24 majors within the Psychology area of study, Child Development & Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Child Development Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology 362
Behavioral Neuroscience 151
Developmental & Child Psychology 22
Experimental Psychology 9

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Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 8,073
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 1,712

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