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Most Popular Schools for Child Development Major & Degree Program

A program that focuses on the intellectual, social, emotional, and biological development of children and the planning and design of related human services. Includes instruction in parent-child relations, parenting practices, special needs of children, parental and environmental influences on child development, external support services, and related public policy issues.


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Rank School Name Students % of Total Total On-Campus Cost
1 Tulsa Community College 128 5% $5,029
2 Ashford University 125 1% $13,230
3 Shoreline Community College 117 6% $4,743
4 Stanly Community College 116 11% $4,037
5 Texas Woman's University 101 3% $20,272
6 Brigham Young University-Idaho 82 1% $12,050
7 Baker College 79 2% $21,000
8 Central Michigan University 75 1% $24,889
9 University of La Verne 74 3% $61,696
10 Wake Technical Community College 73 1% $4,268
11 Fresno Pacific University 70 7% $46,569
12 Tufts University 68 2% $73,500
13 Fayetteville Technical Community College 68 2% $3,964
14 Eastern Washington University 67 2% $23,011
15 Erikson Institute 60 61% N/A
16 San Antonio College 60 1% $4,311
17 South Texas College 59 1% $4,980
18 Whatcom Community College 58 4% $16,731
19 Western Michigan University 56 1% $26,009
20 West Virginia University 55 1% $23,294
21 Central Piedmont Community College 52 1% $4,429
22 Texas Tech University 51 1% $24,472
23 Ivy Tech Community College 51 0% $5,788
24 Cleveland State Community College 48 5% $5,321
25 Redlands Community College 47 21% $16,510
26 East Tennessee State University 47 1% $24,068
27 Post University 46 3% $33,560
28 Madonna University 46 4% $35,670
29 San Jacinto Community College 46 1% $3,114
30 Point Loma Nazarene University 46 4% $51,308
31 Angelina College 45 4% $12,831
32 University of Central Missouri 45 1% $19,953
33 Central Carolina Community College 44 3% $4,304
34 El Paso Community College 43 1% $4,089
35 College of DuPage 42 1% $5,464
36 University of Akron Main Campus 41 1% $27,279
37 Yuba College 41 4% $3,041
38 Odessa College 40 2% $11,175
39 CUNY Graduate School and University Center 40 3% N/A
40 Austin Community College District 40 1% $3,750
41 Chattanooga State Community College 40 3% $5,563
42 North Carolina A & T State University 37 2% $18,136
43 Central Arizona College 37 3% $14,680
44 West Virginia University at Parkersburg 36 5% $5,222
45 Oklahoma City Community College 34 2% $5,659
46 Concordia University-Saint Paul 33 2% $35,275
47 Tarrant County College District 32 0% $3,266
48 Laredo College 32 2% $5,100
49 Bowie State University 32 3% $23,238
50 Dyersburg State Community College 30 5% $5,435
51 University of Arkansas at Monticello 30 2% $18,812
52 Appalachian State University 29 1% $19,194
53 Southwest Texas Junior College 28 3% $14,341
54 Michigan State University 28 0% $28,862
55 Arkansas Tech University 27 1% $18,785
56 Vanderbilt University 27 1% $70,146
57 Eastern Michigan University 26 1% $26,196
58 Weber State University 26 0% $20,511
59 University of Virginia-Main Campus 25 0% $33,493
60 Mount Saint Mary's University 24 2% $61,287
61 Wheelock College 23 6% $47,870
62 Volunteer State Community College 22 1% $5,722
63 Durham Technical Community College 22 2% $3,258
64 Houston Community College 22 0% $3,882
65 University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton 22 2% $4,202
66 Alamance Community College 22 2% $6,322
67 Minneapolis Community and Technical College 21 2% $6,796
68 Isothermal Community College 21 2% $4,192
69 University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College 21 2% $6,052
70 Northern Oklahoma College 20 2% $14,250
71 Colby-Sawyer College 19 7% $59,662
72 Washington State University 19 0% $27,484
73 University of Illinois at Chicago 19 0% $30,866
74 St Philip's College 19 1% $4,311
75 Roane State Community College 19 2% $5,943
76 Meredith College 19 3% $50,796
77 Nashville State Community College 18 1% $5,703
78 Lee College 18 1% $3,543
79 Richmond Community College 18 2% $4,016
80 Whittier College 18 5% $63,828
81 South Central College 18 3% $6,742
82 Haywood Community College 18 3% $3,970
83 South Plains College 17 1% $11,935
84 Alcorn State University 17 3% $24,032
85 Tougaloo College 17 12% $22,840
86 Ohio University-Lancaster Campus 17 17% $6,546
87 Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus 16 12% $6,546
88 Woodland Community College 16 5% $3,041
89 Goodwin College 15 2% $33,970
90 Saint Paul College 15 1% $6,761
91 Eastfield College 15 1% $3,770
92 Lane Community College 15 1% $17,724
93 East Carolina University 15 0% $21,672
94 Lenoir Community College 15 1% $4,358
95 Northeast State Community College 14 1% $5,648
96 Portland State University 14 0% $26,085
97 Collin County Community College District 14 0% $3,004
98 Cameron University 14 2% $16,162
99 Missouri State University-Springfield 14 0% $21,782
100 Walters State Community College 13 1% $5,424

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Child Development program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.