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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

28 Colleges
$43,489 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,832 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for child development majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clarion University are $16,052 a year.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Out of the 28 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Montclair State are $21,418 a year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Montclair State University Report

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 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt are $35,394 per year.

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#5

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Out of the 28 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Princeton are $56,010 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Princeton is ranked #1 for overall quality for child development in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Full Child Development & Psychology at Princeton University Report

#6

Colgate University

Hamilton, NY

Colgate 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 #6 on the list. Colgate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Hamilton.

Colgate undergraduate students pay an average of $61,966 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Colgate also did well 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 reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

Albright College

Reading, PA

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 city of Washington.

Trinity College undergraduate students pay an average of $25,110 in tuition and fees each 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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#9

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Binghamton University are $28,230 a year.

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#10

Haverford College

Haverford, PA

Haverford College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Haverford is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Haverford.

Haverford undergraduate students pay an average of $60,940 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best 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

Child Development & Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

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