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2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$26,053 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,838 degrees and certificates were awarded to child development and psychology students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #47 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for child development students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

Check out the child development graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Child Development & Psychology

#1

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Our analysis found Stony Brook University to be the best value school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Stony Brook are $13,838 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, SUNY Stony Brook is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.

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#2

Hunter College

New York, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Hunter College is a great value for child development and psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Hunter graduate students pay an average of $11,398 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 3 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 3 spot on the list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Columbia not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Child Development & Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.

Full Child Development & Psychology at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

Best Value Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

One of 3 majors within the area of study, child development and psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 3 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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