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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$24,010 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,832 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 794 degrees and certificates were awarded to child development and psychology students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Michigan 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

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

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the best value school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Michigan. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U-M are $17,193 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, child development graduates from U-M carry an average student debtload of $16,583. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $488.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, U-M is ranked #1 for overall quality for child development in Michigan.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Michigan University is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

WMU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,434 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Flint helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value child development and psychology schools in Michigan. UM Flint is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Flint.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UM Flint are $12,322 per year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Detroit Mercy landed the # 4 spot on the list. Detroit Mercy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Detroit.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Detroit Mercy are $30,154 per year.

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#5

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornerstone University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Grand Rapids, Cornerstone is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Cornerstone undergraduate students pay an average of $27,040 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Albion College

Albion, MI

Albion College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the town of Albion, Albion is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Albion are $53,090 per year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Albion College Report

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
Ohio 107
Illinois 857
Indiana 721
Wisconsin 11

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

Majors Similar to Child Development

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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