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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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| A major in Child Development is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 50
U.S.
Colleges with the
most degrees awarded
of Child Development among the 2006-2007
graduating class.
|  | Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX | 137 (2.9%) |  |  |
|  | Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH | 137 (3.5%) |  |  |
|  | University of Georgia Athens, GA | 119 (1.9%) |  |  |
|  | Western Washington University Bellingham, WA | 110 (3.6%) |  |  |
|  | Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI | 48 (1.4%) |  |  |
|  | Concordia University - Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN | 48 (8.4%) |  |  |
|  | East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN | 44 (2.6%) |  |  |
|  | Texas Woman's University Denton, TX | 42 (3.2%) |  |  |
|  | North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC | 37 (2.8%) |  |  |
|  | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH | 36 (1.2%) |  |  |
* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.
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