2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree School for You
Child Development & Psychology is the #58 most popular major in the country with 17,542 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for child development students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Clarion University of Pennsylvania the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for child development and psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.
Clarion University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,052 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montclair State are $21,418 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Edinboro is a small public school located in the fringe town of Edinboro.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Edinboro are $15,062 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, child development majors at Edinboro accumulate an average of around $28,368 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $220.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pitt are $35,394 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Princeton University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Princeton are $56,010 per year.
Princeton did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Colgate University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Colgate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hamilton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colgate are $61,966 a year.
Colgate also claimed a spot on our Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Albright College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for child development and psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Albright is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Reading.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Albright are $27,678 a year.
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Trinity Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for child development and psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trinity College are $25,110 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, child development majors at Trinity College accumulate an average of around $39,479 in student debt.
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Binghamton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for child development and psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Binghamton University are $28,230 per year.
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Haverford College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree child development and psychology programs. Haverford is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Haverford.
Haverford undergraduate students pay an average of $60,940 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best child development and psychology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1,017 |
| New York | 1,838 |
| Maryland | 128 |
| New Jersey | 546 |
| District of Columbia | 192 |
| Delaware | 210 |
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Child Development & Psychology Related Majors for Child Development
Child Development & Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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.