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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$29,461 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,832 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, child development and psychology was ranked #58 in the country. In fact 17,542 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Child Development & Psychology

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

BYU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BYU also is in the top 20% of our Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value child development and psychology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $28,345 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, U of U also did well on our Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Utah Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU Anschutz are $26,376 per year. Child Development majors at CU Anschutz take out an average of $25,978 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSU Denver are $27,502 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, child development graduates from MSU Denver carry an average student debtload of $28,006.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Metropolitan State University of Denver Report

#5

Regis University

Denver, CO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Regis University is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Regis U are $39,610 a year.

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Colorado Christian 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. CCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.

CCU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,473 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Colorado Christian University Report

Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development and psychology schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 301
Utah 419
Idaho 4

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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