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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$32,893 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,693 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor'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. 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.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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.

2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 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 Great Lakes Region for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.

UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 per year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at DePaul University Report

Out of the 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.

OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $17,712 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree child development and psychology programs. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Notre Dame are $58,662 a year.

Notre Dame not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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With a ranking of #7, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IUPUI are $26,529 a year.

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#8

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Purdue also did well on our Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Purdue University - Main Campus

Kent State University at Kent 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 #9 on the list. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Kent State are $21,952 a year.

Read full report on Child Development & Psychology at Kent State University at Kent

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UIUC graduate students pay an average of $30,862 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UIUC also did well on our Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 794
Ohio 107
Illinois 857
Indiana 721
Wisconsin 11

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 13 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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