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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$23,069 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. 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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southwest 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.

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 Southwest 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.

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

#1

University of Houston

Houston, TX

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

UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value child development and psychology schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.

UT Arlington graduate students pay an average of $24,005 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at San Antonio 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 San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UTSA graduate students pay an average of $27,560 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

With a ranking of #7, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s best value schools for child development and psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 per year.

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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree child development and psychology programs. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Dallas are $29,252 a 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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 250
Arizona 134
Oklahoma 153
New Mexico 8

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 8 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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