2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate 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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
The Best Value Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Fort Hays State University to be the best value school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a large student population.
FHSU graduate students pay an average of $11,376 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 17 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 2 spot on the list. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue University Global are $10,582 a year.
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Out of the 17 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus are $23,918 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Henderson State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the distant town of Arkadelphia, Henderson State University is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Henderson State University are $9,108 per year.
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Texas Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for child development and psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 a year.
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Ball State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Ball State graduate students pay an average of $26,600 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Ball State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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East Carolina University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $20,743 per year.
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Fayetteville State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Fayetteville State University graduate students pay an average of $16,900 in tuition and fees each year.
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Majors Related to Child Development
One of 3 majors within the area of study, child development and psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 17 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.