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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$28,987 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.

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.

The Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

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.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Child Development & Psychology

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

Our analysis found James Madison University to be the best value school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.

JMU graduate students pay an average of $29,746 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, JMU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Kentucky is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UK are $33,548 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Georgia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,334 in tuition and fees each year.

Georgia Tech also took the #4 spot in our Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.

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#4

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a very large student population.

UofL graduate students pay an average of $27,839 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville helped the school earn the #5 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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Knoxville are $31,798 a year.

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#6

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. FAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FAU are $18,482 per year.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a very large student population.

UofSC graduate students pay an average of $30,160 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 7 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).

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