2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.
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 Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Child Development & Psychology
Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern State University the best value school in the Southwest Region for child development and psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. NSU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Tahlequah.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NSU are $15,755 a year. The average amount in student loans that child development majors at NSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $28,345.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Trinity University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value child development and psychology schools in the Southwest Region . Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.
Trinity U undergraduate students pay an average of $47,392 in tuition and fees each year.
Trinity U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Arizona are $35,153 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
TCU undergraduate students pay an average of $51,660 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, TCU is ranked #3 for overall quality for child development in the Southwest Region .
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Out of the 6 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Nazarene University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bethany.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SNU are $27,000 per year.
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The University of Texas at Dallas 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. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the city of Richardson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Dallas are $39,776 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, child development graduates from UT Dallas carry an average student debtload of $21,384.
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Request InformationBest Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best child development and psychology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 250 |
| Arizona | 134 |
| Oklahoma | 153 |
| New Mexico | 8 |
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Majors Related to Child Development
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.