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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.

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

Check out the child development bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best value school in Illinois for child development and psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $17,634 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northwestern are $60,768 a year.

Northwestern also made our Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Northwestern University

#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

UChicago undergraduate students pay an average of $60,963 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UChicago also made our Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #1.

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#4

Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lake Forest College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Lake Forest, Lake Forest is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lake Forest also is in the top 15% of our Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Lake Forest College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 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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#6

Knox College

Galesburg, IL

Knox College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the distant town of Galesburg, Knox is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Knox are $51,576 per year.

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

Explore all the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Colleges 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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