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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$18,674 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,517 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology School for You

Child Development & Psychology is the #26 most popular major in Washington with 672 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. 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 Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for child development majors pursuing a .

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality in Child Development & Psychology

$12,076 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the best value school in Washington for child development and psychology students. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW Seattle are $12,076 a year. After completing their degree, child development graduates from UW Seattle carry an average student debtload of $16,665. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $381, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

UW Seattle not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Washington list.

Full Child Development & Psychology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

$7,922 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Eastern Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in Washington. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a large student population.

EWU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,922 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, child development graduates from EWU take out $20,666 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$8,703 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the # 3 spot on the list. WWU is a large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WWU are $8,703 per year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Western Washington University Report

$8,685 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Central Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best child development and psychology schools in Washington. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CWU are $8,685 a year.

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#5

Whitman College

Walla Walla, WA
$55,982 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Whitman College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in Washington list. Located in the small city of Walla Walla, Whitman is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Whitman undergraduate students pay an average of $55,982 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Whitman College Report

Best Value Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 4,035
Oregon 5
Nevada 52

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 5 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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