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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

85 Colleges
$23,831 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,693 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor'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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 85 schools in the United States to see which doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Central Michigan University the best value school in the United States for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 per year.

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#1

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named University of Houston the best value school in the United States for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH are $18,871 per year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Houston Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The Graduate Center, CUNY is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Graduate Center are $23,640 per year.

The Graduate Center also claimed a spot on our Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

SLU graduate students pay an average of $22,614 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, SLU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.

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#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Cornell graduate students pay an average of $30,006 in tuition and fees each year.

Cornell also claimed a spot on our Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 15% of our Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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University of Delaware came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UD graduate students pay an average of $18,128 in tuition and fees each year.

UD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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#9

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 a year.

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University of North Texas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree child development and psychology programs. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of North Texas Report

Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree child development and psychology programs. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas A&M College Station also is in the top 15% of our Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Texas A&M University - College Station

Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for child development and psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Loyola Chicago graduate students pay an average of $19,894 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Loyola University Chicago Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 University of Nevada - Reno Reno, NV
14 Walden University Minneapolis, MN
15 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY
16 Capella University Minneapolis, MN
17 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA
17 Yale University New Haven, CT

Child Development & Psychology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 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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