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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$31,491 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

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 the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Southeast 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.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of North Georgia to be the best value school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southeast Region . UNG is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega.

UNG undergraduate students pay an average of $16,014 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, child development majors at UNG accumulate an average of around $24,778 in student debt.

UNG also claimed a spot on our Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#2

Harding University

Searcy, AR

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Harding University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value child development and psychology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harding are $22,230 per year.

Harding also claimed a spot on our Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Harding University Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value child development and psychology schools in the Southeast Region . UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

UT Knoxville undergraduate students pay an average of $31,664 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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#4

Duke University

Durham, NC

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value child development and psychology schools in the Southeast Region . Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Duke are $60,244 a year.

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

Full Child Development & Psychology at Duke University Report

#5

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Florida is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNF is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNF are $19,407 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, child development graduates from UNF carry an average student debtload of $21,035. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $121, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Savannah State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Savannah State University is a small public school located in the midsize city of Savannah.

Savannah State University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,079 in tuition and fees each year. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $165.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Savannah State University Report

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Tech are $33,964 a year. Child Development majors at Georgia Tech take out an average of $25,487 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Georgia Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Report

#8

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

Southern Adventist 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. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Collegedale.

Southern Adventist undergraduate students pay an average of $23,210 in tuition and fees each year.

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Georgia College & State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia College are $28,704 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, child development majors at Georgia College accumulate an average of around $22,554 in student debt.

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#10

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

With a ranking of #10, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. FAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FAU are $17,324 a year. Child Development majors at FAU take out an average of $20,755 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 352
Virginia 27
North Carolina 155
Florida 544
Tennessee 398
Kentucky 126
South Carolina 348
Louisiana 5
Arkansas 18
Alabama 55
Mississippi 7

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 21 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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