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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

25 Colleges
$34,935 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best value school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, The Graduate Center is ranked #5 for overall quality for child development in the Middle Atlantic Region .

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Cornell is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Cornell University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $18,128 a year.

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#4

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Hofstra University is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra 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 Hofstra are $28,180 a year.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMBC are $23,580 per year.

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#6

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Binghamton University are $25,570 a year.

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#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree child development and psychology programs. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per year.

UPenn also took the #3 spot in our Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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With a ranking of #7, George Washington University 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 Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.

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#9

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

With a ranking of #9, Princeton University 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 city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Princeton graduate students pay an average of $58,790 in tuition and fees each year.

Princeton not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#10

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Temple graduate students pay an average of $24,812 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best child development and psychology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,017
New York 1,838
Maryland 128
New Jersey 546
District of Columbia 192
Delaware 210

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 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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