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Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$48,720 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,832 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree School for You

Child Development & Psychology is the #46 most popular major in Illinois with 857 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for child development students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Child Development & Psychology

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the best value school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIUC are $17,634 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, child development majors at UIUC accumulate an average of around $18,095 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $329.

UIUC also took the #3 spot in our Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value child development and psychology schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Northwestern undergraduate students pay an average of $60,768 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Northwestern not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value child development and psychology schools in Illinois. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UChicago are $60,963 a year.

UChicago also took the #1 spot in our Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.

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#4

Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lake Forest College is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Lake Forest, Lake Forest is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lake Forest are $51,002 a year.

Lake Forest excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Illinois Tech are $50,375 per year.

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Knox College

Galesburg, IL

Knox College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the town of Galesburg, Knox is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Knox undergraduate students pay an average of $51,576 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 794
Ohio 107
Indiana 721
Wisconsin 11

One of 3 majors within the area of study, child development and psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Other Psychology 2,683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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