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Child Development Schools in Georgia

Georgia contains 22 schools that offer child development programs. Emory University, the highest-ranking child development school in GA, has a total student population of 12,930 and is the 30th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 22 child development schools in Georgia, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Emory University comes out as the most expensive ($25,060/yr), with Middle Georgia Technical College as the lowest recorded at only $2,582/yr.

Child Development students from Georgia schools who go on to become child development specialists, child psychologists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 277,670 people working as child, family, and school social workers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $43,540. Also, Preschool teachers make on average $27,450 per year and there are about 389,660 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Georgia alone, there are 15,720 employed preschool teachers earning an average yearly salary of $24,440. Child, family, and school social workers in this state earn $36,910/yr and there are 6,730 employed.

Also, within the child development schools in Georgia, the average student population is 2,956 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Aside from child development, there are 5022 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,167 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,057, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Child Development Programs in Georgia

Fort Valley State University

Child Development

Levels offered: Associates

Atlanta Christian College

Child Development

Levels offered: Bachelors

Georgia Interesting Facts

Okefenokee Swamp encompasses over 400,000 acres of canals; moss draped cypress trees, and lily pad prairies providing sanctuaries for hundreds of species of birds and wildlife including several endangered species.
Cumberland Island National Seashore contains the ruins of Dungeness, the once magnificent Carnegie estate. In addition, wild horses graze among wind swept dunes.
The late John F. Kennedy, Jr. and his future wife stopped in Kingsland on the way to their marriage on Cumberland Island.
Historic Saint Marys Georgia is the second oldest city in the nation.
The City of Savanna was the first steamship to cross the Atlantic. It sailed from Georgia.

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